Thomas from Allentown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since October of 2019. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in September of 2013, and the servicing came to us six years later. It has been seen every year since – 2019 through 2026 without a gap – working from the six-year service up to the ten-year interval it now repeats, with one manufacturer warranty repair handled in 2023. A machine in its thirteenth year is past the age at which most standby generators have been quietly abandoned, and the difference is entirely the interval: nothing on it has been left unopened for longer than twelve months in seven years. An annual maintenance plan and a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty sit behind it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Allentown, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- October 2019
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Allentown homeowners
Will a 22 kW generator run an entire Allentown house?
For many homes, yes, but that does not mean every load can run at the same moment. Houses with two central air conditioners, electric heat, EV charging, pool equipment or electric cooking may need load management or a larger machine. The answer comes from a load calculation rather than from the phrase whole house.
What does a standby generator sit on?
A stable, level support system allowed by the model's installation instructions. Depending on the machine and the site that can be an approved composite base, a prepared aggregate base, a concrete pad, or an engineered elevated platform.
Will a larger gas meter be needed?
Possibly. A generator can significantly increase a home's maximum gas demand. If the existing meter or service cannot hold the required pressure while supplying the generator and the other appliances together, the gas utility may require an upgrade.