Matt from Lincroft, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. The generator was commissioned in August of 2021: a Generac Guardian rated 19.5 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp whole-house transfer switch. The load calculation asked for 18 kW across 4,500 square feet, and the survey explains why – a well pump, a sump pump, a heat pump and three refrigerators. Those first three are the awkward ones: the well supplies the water, the sump removes it, and the heat pump draws several times its running load in the instant it starts, so all three have to be carried without the machine faltering. The generator is supported by annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty, and monitoring we manage.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lincroft, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 4,500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Lincroft homeowners
Do generator requirements in Lincroft differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Lincroft, 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.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.
Will a larger gas meter be needed?
Possibly. A generator can significantly increase a home's maximum gas demand. If the existing meter or service cannot hold the required pressure while supplying the generator and the other appliances together, the gas utility may require an upgrade.