Tom from Toms River, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since February of 2021. The generator was commissioned that September: a Generac Guardian rated 19.5 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp service-entrance switch with a smart management module and whole-panel surge protection. The load calculation asked for 13 kW across the 1,700 square foot house, so the machine carries a wide margin over the requirement. Surge protection is the part worth understanding on the Ocean County coast: power returning after a storm is rarely clean, and the moment the grid comes back is when connected equipment is most exposed – a generator protects against the outage, the surge device against the recovery. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Toms River, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- February 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,700 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Toms River homeowners
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Toms River 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.
What does remote monitoring actually tell you?
Depending on the generator and the connectivity, remote monitoring can report status, maintenance notifications, alarms, exercise information and operating history. Its real value is that a fault announces itself between service visits, instead of being discovered during the outage it was bought for.
What happens if we add a heat pump, a pool or an EV charger later?
Any major new electrical load should prompt a review of the generator's capacity. A machine sized correctly at installation may no longer be adequate once substantial loads are added. Load management can often accommodate the new equipment without replacing the generator.