Jay from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2012. He and Irene signed in mid December and the generator was commissioned at the end of April, a 14 kW Generac behind a service-rated automatic transfer switch. It carries 1,800 square feet with a refrigerator, a freezer, a dishwasher, an electric oven and the laundry, none of which has to wait its turn. A Generac service contract has maintained it across the thirteen years since. Farmingdale is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2012
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6052
- Rated output
- 14 kW LP / 13 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,800 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 0 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Does a standby generator need a permit in Farmingdale?
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.
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Farmingdale?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.
How far from the property line does a generator need to be in Farmingdale?
There is no single statewide New Jersey property-line setback for a residential generator. Setbacks are set by the municipality's zoning ordinance, so the requirement is a Farmingdale question rather than a general one. A generator can meet every manufacturer clearance and still breach a side-yard or rear-yard setback, which is why the zoning review happens before the location is fixed.