Matthew from Lincroft, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2024. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in July of 2014, and the servicing came to us ten years later. The first visit could not be completed on the day, and the second was carried out a year later once a part had been ordered and fitted. That is a fair picture of what taking on an older machine involves: a generator that has been running for a decade without a documented service record will usually need something before it needs nothing, and the first year is as much about putting it right as keeping it right. An annual maintenance plan now covers the yearly visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lincroft, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6729
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Lincroft homeowners
Will a 20 kW generator run an entire Lincroft 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 fuel does a home standby generator use?
Most residential air-cooled standby generators are designed to run on either natural gas or vapour-withdrawn liquid propane. The generator and its fuel system have to be configured for whichever is chosen, and the required pressure, capacity and consumption figures depend on the model.
Why do outages last longer on some Lincroft streets than others?
Mature tree cover over overhead lines is the usual reason. Limbs coming down in wind, snow or ice take the lines with them, so heavily treed streets tend to see both more frequent outages and longer restoration times than open ones. It is one of the honest arguments for standby power rather than a portable generator.