Todd from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since June of 2018. He and Heather signed in the middle of June and the generator was commissioned at the end of August, a 20 kW Generac on its own pad behind two 200-amp service-rated switches. It covers 4,200 square feet with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, the laundry and a sump pump. Two switches means two service panels, which is common enough on a house this size. A PowerBase plan has kept it serviced since. Middletown is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- June 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7039-1
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 4,200 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 400 amp
- Transfer switch
- 400 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
What happens if the manufacturer and Middletown disagree?
The installation has to satisfy all applicable requirements. A manufacturer's listing cannot be ignored, and a manufacturer's minimum clearance does not cancel a municipal zoning requirement. Where requirements conflict or the interpretation is uncertain, the Authority Having Jurisdiction is consulted before the work goes in rather than after.
Does a generator in Middletown have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Does the generator need its own gas shutoff?
The fuel installation has to include the shutoff arrangements required by the adopted fuel-gas code and by the installation instructions. The valve must be positioned where it is accessible, both for servicing and for isolating the machine in an emergency.