Leonard from Freehold, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2023. The machine is a Generac 7226 rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in February of 2023. At about 1,774 square feet with a service-sized switch, the panel transfers as it stands rather than a chosen set of circuits. Green Sun has serviced it in March of 2024, February of 2025 and January of 2026, and it reports to remote monitoring in between.
Project Facts
- Location
- Freehold, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- January 2023
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7226
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,774 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Freehold homeowners
What size standby generator does a Freehold home need?
The correct size is decided by the electrical loads the generator is expected to run, not by the square footage of the house. Central air, heat pumps, electric heat, well and sump pumps, refrigerators and freezers, electric ranges and dryers, pool equipment and EV chargers all count. Where a load is connected automatically, the generator either has the capacity for it or an approved load-management system controls it.
Which fuel-gas code applies?
New Jersey currently adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code as its Fuel Gas Subcode, which is what governs the piping, testing and shutoff arrangements on a natural-gas generator installation.
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.