Earl from Piscataway, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2018. His 20 kW Generac was installed by another company in August of 2013 and he switched the servicing to us on a Silver plan. The unit is Honeywell badged, which is the same Generac machine under a different label and takes the same parts and the same annual visit. Piscataway is in Middlesex County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- March 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,703 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Piscataway homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Piscataway?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
Which fuel-gas code applies?
New Jersey currently adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code as its Fuel Gas Subcode, which is what governs the piping, testing and shutoff arrangements on a natural-gas generator installation.
Can the generator stay connected during a pressure test?
The machine has to be protected from test pressures beyond what its fuel controls are built to withstand. The fuel-gas code sets out when appliances are disconnected or isolated for testing, and the plumbing contractor follows both that code and the generator's installation instructions.