20 kW Generac standby generator in Middletown, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
Innovative Advocate, Inc in Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2018. The generator was commissioned in the middle of June, a 20 kW Generac in an aluminium enclosure on its own pad behind a 200-amp service-rated switch with a power management module. It covers 4,900 square feet with two refrigerators, a freezer, a dishwasher, the laundry and a sump pump, which makes it one of the larger properties on our books. A PowerBase plan has kept it serviced since. Middletown is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7039
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 4,900 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
We are never without power in our home. Thanks to Green Sun Energy👍🏻. Nice work done by there workers who installed our generator 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you. Never being without power is the entire specification. The 20 kW Generac at the property in Middletown covers four thousand nine hundred square feet, which is a serious load for a machine that size and the reason the survey came first. The installation crews will be glad the work is appreciated.
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
Is every generator trench eighteen inches deep?
No. Eighteen inches is a common cover requirement for certain raceway installations, but it is not a universal generator-trench rule. The code table sets different minimum cover depending on the wiring method and where it runs.
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Middletown?
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.
What does remote monitoring actually tell you?
Depending on the generator and the connectivity, remote monitoring can report status, maintenance notifications, alarms, exercise information and operating history. Its real value is that a fault announces itself between service visits, instead of being discovered during the outage it was bought for.