Joe from Highlands, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. The standby generator at the house was installed by another company and activated in May of 2013, and Joe brought the servicing to us seven years later. We completed the seven-year service in September of 2020 – oil and filter, spark plugs, air filter, battery check and a run test under load – and inspected the fuel plenum, which came back clean with no rust found. That check matters more in Highlands than in most towns: a house this close to the bay takes salt in the air year round, and corrosion is what quietly ends a generator that is otherwise sound.
Project Facts
- Location
- Highlands, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6237
- Rated output
- 8 kW LP / 7 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 35 amp
Standby generator questions from Highlands homeowners
Why do outages last longer on some Highlands 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.
Does the generator need its own gas shutoff?
The fuel installation has to include the shutoff arrangements required by the adopted fuel-gas code and by the installation instructions. The valve must be positioned where it is accessible, both for servicing and for isolating the machine in an emergency.
Does a standby generator need a permit in Highlands?
A permanently installed generator normally requires New Jersey Uniform Construction Code permits, because it involves permanent electrical and fuel work. Depending on the property and the municipality, building, zoning, floodplain, utility or fire-code review can also apply.