Joseph from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2012. He signed in the middle of December and the generator was commissioned in late May, a 20 kW Generac behind a 200-amp service-rated transfer switch. At 3,000 square feet with two refrigerators, a freezer and two electric ovens, this is the heaviest load on the street, and 20 kW is what carries it with nothing switched off. Farmingdale is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- December 2012
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,000 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 0 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
What does a whole-house generator actually mean?
Whole-house generally means the transfer equipment serves the home's main electrical system rather than a small emergency-circuit panel. It does not promise unlimited capacity. High-demand appliances may still be prioritized or briefly shed while generator capacity is being used elsewhere.
Does the house run on the generator during its weekly exercise?
Not necessarily -- it depends on the generation of equipment, the controller and the configuration. Traditional systems commonly exercise without transferring the house at all. Newer equipment with current controls may support different exercise and transfer behaviour.
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Farmingdale home supply a generator?
Often yes, but the gas system has to be evaluated first. The review covers the generator's BTU demand, meter capacity, available pressure, regulator capacity, pipe diameter and length, and every other gas appliance in the house -- furnace, boiler, water heater, range and fireplace among them.