Ronald and Robin from Fair Haven, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since May of 2024. The generator was commissioned that July, and it is an essential-circuits installation rather than whole-house: ten circuits carried through from the existing manual transfer switch, plus the garage breaker, into an indoor transfer switch. That is the honest answer for a 1,616 square foot house where the priority is the sump pump, the refrigerator, the furnace controls and enough light to live by, rather than running everything at once. Naming the circuits in advance is the whole point of the approach – the client decides what matters before the storm rather than discovering it during one. The generator is supported by annual maintenance, a seven-year extended parts-and-labor warranty, and monitoring we manage.
Project Facts
- Location
- Fair Haven, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- May 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7171
- Rated output
- 10 kW LP / 9 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,616 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Essential Circuits/NEMA-1R (Indoor)
As an engineer, I appreciate and recognize what it takes to plan and execute an excellent job, and thats what Green Sun Energy did for us with the installation, and now ongoing maintenance, of our stand-by generator.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Ronald. Coming from an engineer that means a good deal. Essential-circuits backup at your home in Fair Haven is a design decision rather than a compromise: the transfer switch carries the circuits that actually matter, which keeps the machine right-sized and the install clean. Planning it properly is where most of the work sits.
Standby generator questions from Fair Haven homeowners
Can a generator be installed on a deck or a roof?
Platform, deck and supporting-structure installations are recognized, but they call for additional review: structural capacity, noncombustible surface requirements, fire clearance, exhaust, airflow, vibration, service access and local requirements all have to be addressed. It is a site-specific installation rather than a routine location.
How much space is needed at the ends of the generator?
Applicable air-cooled installation instructions commonly require about three feet at the ends. That space protects cooling airflow, exhaust operation and the access a technician needs to work on the machine. The model-specific manual controls.
Can the generator stay connected during a pressure test?
The machine has to be protected from test pressures beyond what its fuel controls are built to withstand. The fuel-gas code sets out when appliances are disconnected or isolated for testing, and the plumbing contractor follows both that code and the generator's installation instructions.