Miguel from Belford, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2021. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned that same month, and the servicing came to us almost immediately – a startup inspection and cellular monitoring were both set up within days. Two services followed, in August of 2022 and August of 2023, along with a manufacturer warranty repair in the spring of 2022. Picking up a machine in its first month is the cleanest version of a takeover: there is no history to reconstruct, and the warranty is still entirely intact, which is why the repair that spring cost the household nothing. The plan covers annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and the monitoring we watch.
Project Facts
- Location
- Belford, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
Standby generator questions from Belford homeowners
Can a generator be raised on a platform?
Yes. Manufacturer guidance specifically covers installations on platforms and other supporting structures, and directs them to the applicable fire-safety standard, including a noncombustible surface extending beyond the generator for the configuration addressed. Flood and structural requirements have to be satisfied as well.
Does a generator produce less on natural gas than on propane?
Some models do have a lower rated maximum output on natural gas than on propane -- a current 22 kW machine is rated 22 kW on LP and 21 kW on natural gas. Other models carry their own ratings, so the model-specific specification sheet is what settles it rather than a general rule.
Can the generator stay connected during a pressure test?
The machine has to be protected from test pressures beyond what its fuel controls are built to withstand. The fuel-gas code sets out when appliances are disconnected or isolated for testing, and the plumbing contractor follows both that code and the generator's installation instructions.