James from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2021. A Generac Guardian rated 18 kW on propane and 17 kW on natural gas went in that October, running on natural gas behind a 200-amp automatic transfer switch. The load survey put 1,836 square feet of living space behind it, and the 200-amp switch takes the whole service rather than a selected group of circuits – so an outage changes nothing about how the house is used.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hazlet, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- March 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7228
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,836 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Hazlet homeowners
Do generator requirements in Hazlet differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Hazlet, but local zoning can. A township may impose its own side-yard and rear-yard setbacks, mechanical-equipment rules, screening, noise requirements and floodplain provisions. That is why every property gets a municipal zoning review rather than a general answer.
What gas pressure does a generator need?
It is model-specific and has to be read off the specification sheet rather than assumed. A current 22 kW model, for instance, specifies a minimum natural-gas pressure of 3.5 inches water column. Different models carry different requirements.
What is a standby generator?
A permanently installed automatic backup-power system that supplies electricity to the house when utility power is unavailable. Unlike a portable, it is permanently connected to the home's electrical system through transfer equipment and normally runs on natural gas or liquid propane. When the power fails it starts on its own, carries the connected loads, and hands the house back to the utility once service returns.