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
Should gas pressure be checked while the generator is running?
Yes. Operating pressure means more than a static reading taken with the generator off. The fuel system has to hold adequate pressure while the generator runs and other appliances may also be drawing gas. That matters most when an existing residential service is being reused.
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.
Will an 18 kW generator run an entire Hazlet house?
For many homes, yes, but that does not mean every load can run at the same moment. Houses with two central air conditioners, electric heat, EV charging, pool equipment or electric cooking may need load management or a larger machine. The answer comes from a load calculation rather than from the phrase whole house.