Standby Generator Installation in Hazlet, NJ by Green Sun Energy Services.
John from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2013. He signed in the second week of January and the generator was commissioned by the middle of March, quick work for that winter. It is a 17 kW Generac behind a service-rated automatic transfer switch covering 2,500 square feet on a well, with two refrigerators, an electric oven, a dishwasher and the laundry. A house on a well loses its water supply the moment the power goes, which changes the calculation entirely. Hazlet is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hazlet, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- January 2013
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6053-0
- Rated output
- 17 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,500 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Hazlet homeowners
How far from the property line does a generator need to be in Hazlet?
There is no single statewide New Jersey property-line setback for a residential generator. Setbacks are set by the municipality's zoning ordinance, so the requirement is a Hazlet question rather than a general one. A generator can meet every manufacturer clearance and still breach a side-yard or rear-yard setback, which is why the zoning review happens before the location is fixed.
What size propane tank does a generator need?
Tank size follows the generator's capacity, the outage duration you want to cover, the climate, the tank's vaporisation capacity and any other appliances drawing off the same tank. Standby generator applications call for a substantial storage volume rather than a small portable cylinder, and the propane supplier's requirements form part of the design.
How is the gas pipe size worked out?
From the generator's demand, the available pressure, the pipe length, the allowable pressure drop, the fittings, the pipe material and every other appliance connected to the system. The adopted fuel-gas code carries the sizing requirements and tables, and the model's published fuel consumption goes into the calculation.