Dan from Rumson, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2022. He came to us for maintenance rather than installation, putting his standby generator under a PowerBase service contract in the autumn of that year. The plan covers scheduled visits where our technicians change the oil and filters, test the battery and transfer switch, and run the unit under load, with remote monitoring watching for faults between appointments. Rumson sits on the Monmouth County shore, where a generator that has not been serviced tends to reveal it at the worst possible moment.
Project Facts
- Location
- Rumson, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2022
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6551
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
Mike did a great job
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Dan, and we passed this straight to Mike, who will be pleased. Annual generator service in Rumson is the kind of visit that only looks simple: plugs, filters, oil, battery, a full load test and a diagnostics check, explained as it goes. Glad it was a good one.
Standby generator questions from Rumson homeowners
Can a generator be raised on a platform?
Yes. Manufacturer guidance specifically covers installations on platforms and other supporting structures, and directs them to the applicable fire-safety standard, including a noncombustible surface extending beyond the generator for the configuration addressed. Flood and structural requirements have to be satisfied as well.
Can the generator be connected to any nearby gas pipe?
No. The branch supplying the generator has to be sized for the flow and pressure the machine needs. A pipe that happens to be close by may be too small, or may already be carrying too much load. Undersized piping shows up as poor starting, unstable running, reduced output or a generator that shuts down under load.
Does a generator produce less on natural gas than on propane?
Some models do have a lower rated maximum output on natural gas than on propane -- a current 22 kW machine is rated 22 kW on LP and 21 kW on natural gas. Other models carry their own ratings, so the model-specific specification sheet is what settles it rather than a general rule.