Patrick from Lincroft, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2021. The generator was commissioned in December, on a managed whole-house switch, sized against a 14 kW calculation for the 2,500 square foot house. Two conditions were set out before the work: bushes removed from in front of both the electric and the gas meter, and one disclosure that most quotations would leave unsaid. The household was advised in writing that the machine can only surge to within seven amps of the locked rotor amps needed to start their largest air conditioning condenser. That is a narrow margin stated plainly rather than discovered on the first hot evening of a power cut, and it is the sort of thing a customer can only weigh if somebody tells them.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lincroft, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- June 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7228
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Lincroft homeowners
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.
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Lincroft?
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.
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.