Elena from New Egypt, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2021. The generator was commissioned in May of 2022, rated 19.5 kW on natural gas where the load calculation asked for 15 kW. The house depends on electricity at both ends of its water: a well pump brings it in and two sump pumps keep it out, and an outage stops both at once. That is a different problem from losing the lights, and it is why the whole house is carried rather than a chosen set of circuits. A surge protective device went in alongside the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- New Egypt, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- November 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from New Egypt homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in New Egypt?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
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.
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.