Bettyann from South Plainfield, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in September of 2018, and the servicing came to us two years later. Every interval since has been kept – the two-year service in 2020, then the three-year, four-year and onward. An extended parts-and-labor warranty was registered against the machine in 2024, four years into the relationship and six years after the generator was new. That is worth knowing: a warranty on a machine somebody else installed is not always out of reach, and it is the sort of thing nobody thinks to ask about until it has expired. An annual maintenance plan covers the yearly visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- South Plainfield, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- June 2020
- Manufacturer
- Honeywell Model # 0070631
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from South Plainfield homeowners
How close to the house can a generator sit in South Plainfield?
For the air-cooled models covered by the manufacturer's listed installation guidance, the rear of the generator can be as close as eighteen inches to a qualifying structure when every condition of that listing is met. That eighteen inches is a tested installation dimension, not a zoning setback, and a municipality can require more.
What is a sediment trap for?
It helps stop foreign material in the gas line from reaching the generator's fuel controls. Where the fuel-gas code and the system configuration call for one, it is fitted, and the maintenance schedule includes inspecting or cleaning it.
Can the generator run the propane tank right down?
It is a poor outage plan. Propane should be monitored and topped up before the generator runs out. Usable capacity is not the same as the tank's nominal water capacity, and cold weather reduces how much vapour the tank can deliver just when the machine is working hardest.