Jacob from Keansburg, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2014. He signed at the end of July and the generator was commissioned in the last week of September, a 16 kW Generac in a steel enclosure on its own pad wired to a sixteen-circuit switch, covering 1,500 square feet with a refrigerator, a dishwasher and the laundry. Keansburg sits on the Raritan Bay in Monmouth County, where the water and the wind arrive together.
Project Facts
- Location
- Keansburg, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- July 2014
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6461
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 100 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
Standby generator questions from Keansburg homeowners
Does a standby generator need a permit in Keansburg?
A permanently installed generator normally requires New Jersey Uniform Construction Code permits, because it involves permanent electrical and fuel work. Depending on the property and the municipality, building, zoning, floodplain, utility or fire-code review can also apply.
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.
How can a whole house be carried on a smaller electrical service?
Through load management. One or more large loads are controlled so they do not start at the same moment, or shut down briefly if generator demand climbs too high. That is what allows whole-house coverage where the raw sum of every connected load would otherwise exceed the machine.