Chris from Fair Haven, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2024. The Generac model 7038-1 had been installed by another company the year before, and the servicing came to us when the machine was barely a year old. Remote monitoring went on straight away, so the generator reports its own condition rather than being found wanting mid-outage, and it was serviced in September of 2024 and again in August of 2025. Whole-house cover runs through a 90-amp transfer switch on natural gas.
Project Facts
- Location
- Fair Haven, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7038-1
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Fair Haven homeowners
Does a permanently installed generator need a disconnect?
Yes. Permanently installed generators fall under the disconnecting-means requirements of the National Electrical Code's generator article, and the equipment and electrical design have to satisfy those requirements alongside the machine's own listing and instructions.
Does the residential building code apply to a generator?
It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Fair Haven home supply a generator?
Often yes, but the gas system has to be evaluated first. The review covers the generator's BTU demand, meter capacity, available pressure, regulator capacity, pipe diameter and length, and every other gas appliance in the house -- furnace, boiler, water heater, range and fireplace among them.