Nancy from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2024. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in November of 2021: an 18 kW machine on natural gas, with Wi-Fi monitoring built in, on a managed whole-house switch. The servicing came to us three years later, and both intervals since have been kept – the fourth-year visit in December of 2024 and the fifth in 2025. A monitoring subscription was set up alongside the first visit, which is what turns a weekly self-test into something that reports its own result rather than a noise in the garden nobody is listening for. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and the monitoring all sit behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hazlet, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7226
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 220 amp
- Transfer switch
- 80 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Hazlet homeowners
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Hazlet?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.
What does a whole-house generator actually mean?
Whole-house generally means the transfer equipment serves the home's main electrical system rather than a small emergency-circuit panel. It does not promise unlimited capacity. High-demand appliances may still be prioritized or briefly shed while generator capacity is being used elsewhere.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.