Steven from Freehold, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2017. His 20 kW Honeywell standby has been on our Silver plan for nine years, and a nine year old unit that still starts on the first try is the whole argument for the plan. The visits cover oil and filters, the battery, the transfer switch and a run under load. Freehold is in Monmouth County, where we service a good many units we did not install.
Project Facts
- Location
- Freehold, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2017
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Trey was polite, professional, and meticulous with his work. I've been using Green Sun for several years and have always been pleased with the service.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Steven, and Trey will appreciate that. Meticulous is the right standard for an annual service: the 20 kW machine at your home in Freehold has been in our care since 2017, and every visit is measured against the last one rather than done from scratch. Thank you for staying with us.
Standby generator questions from Freehold homeowners
Does the generator start on its own?
Yes. A properly installed standby generator left in AUTO is designed to start automatically when it detects an unacceptable loss of utility power. The transfer system then moves the household loads across, and when acceptable utility power returns it transfers them back and the generator runs through its programmed shutdown.
Does the transfer switch need flood protection as well as the generator?
Yes. A flood review should cover much more than the generator enclosure. FEMA recommends that a residential standby system consider elevation or protection of the generator, the transfer switch, the normal and emergency panels, the feeders and the control wiring together.
How far from the property line does a generator need to be in Freehold?
There is no single statewide New Jersey property-line setback for a residential generator. Setbacks are set by the municipality's zoning ordinance, so the requirement is a Freehold question rather than a general one. A generator can meet every manufacturer clearance and still breach a side-yard or rear-yard setback, which is why the zoning review happens before the location is fixed.