Matt from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2017. His 20 kW Generac comes from the 5800 series, a generation of units now well past a decade old and still running where they have been looked after. Silver covers exactly that: scheduled visits for oil, filters, battery and transfer switch, plus a run under load while a technician is standing there. Nine years on, the plan has outlasted the warranty. Middletown is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2017
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 5887
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Mike was polite, fast and informative. Appreciate the service.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you for the positive feedback, Matthew! We're glad to hear that you had a great experience with Mike and that he provided you with polite and informative service. Your appreciation means a lot to us!
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
Why is an eighteen-inch wall clearance allowed?
Because it comes from the manufacturer's tested and listed installation configuration. Applicable units are listed and labelled for installation as close as eighteen inches to a structure, subject to openings and local requirements. New Jersey adopts the National Electrical Code, which requires listed equipment to be installed in accordance with the instructions attached to that listing -- so the eighteen inches is a tested dimension, not a rule of thumb.
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.
Does a generator in Middletown have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.