The household at 106 Forest Ave in Keansburg, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in December of 2014, and the servicing came to us five and a half years later. It was seen each spring after that – June of 2020, June of 2021, May of 2022 and May of 2023 – working through the intervals from the five-year service to the eight-year, 1,400-hour one, with two repair visits handled that fall of 2020. Keansburg sits right on the bay, and salt air is unkind to anything left outdoors year round, which makes the yearly look inside the enclosure worth more here than it would be a few miles inland.
Project Facts
- Location
- Keansburg, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- June 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 5837
- Rated output
- 7 kW LP / 6 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 25 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
Standby generator questions from Keansburg homeowners
Can a generator be installed on a deck or a roof?
Platform, deck and supporting-structure installations are recognized, but they call for additional review: structural capacity, noncombustible surface requirements, fire clearance, exhaust, airflow, vibration, service access and local requirements all have to be addressed. It is a site-specific installation rather than a routine location.
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.
How far does a generator have to be from a window or door?
Manufacturer guidance requires substantial separation from operable windows, doors, vents and other openings through which exhaust could enter the house -- commonly five feet for the applicable air-cooled configurations. The exact model's current installation manual has to be checked before a location is approved.