Benjamin from Holmdel, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2020. He and Celeste put their 22 kW Generac on our Silver plan that spring and it has stayed there for six years. Silver is the maintenance tier and nothing more: oil and filters, a battery test, a transfer switch inspection and a run under load, done on a schedule. On a unit that size the maintenance is what keeps the repair bill from ever arriving. Holmdel is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Holmdel, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6551
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
A Pleasure
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Benjamin and Celeste. Short and generous, and we appreciate it. Your standby generator in Holmdel is looked after on an annual service plan, which means the machine is inspected, load-tested and tuned on a schedule rather than the first time you need it. That is the quiet part of backup power, and it is the part we like doing best.
Standby generator questions from Holmdel homeowners
What size standby generator does a Holmdel home need?
The correct size is decided by the electrical loads the generator is expected to run, not by the square footage of the house. Central air, heat pumps, electric heat, well and sump pumps, refrigerators and freezers, electric ranges and dryers, pool equipment and EV chargers all count. Where a load is connected automatically, the generator either has the capacity for it or an approved load-management system controls it.
Does a generator need a concrete pad?
Not universally. Approved alternative support systems are permitted for applicable models. Concrete or an engineered platform may still be required because of the site conditions, flood requirements, anchoring, municipal requirements or structural design -- but it is not automatic.
What is a sediment trap for?
It helps stop foreign material in the gas line from reaching the generator's fuel controls. Where the fuel-gas code and the system configuration call for one, it is fitted, and the maintenance schedule includes inspecting or cleaning it.