Lynda from Manalapan, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2014. She and John signed at the end of September and the generator was commissioned at the end of January, a 22 kW Generac in an aluminium enclosure on its own pad behind a 200-amp service-rated switch. It covers 3,000 square feet with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, the laundry and a sump pump. Manalapan is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Manalapan, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- September 2014
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6551
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,000 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Manalapan homeowners
Does a generator in Manalapan 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.
How much space does a generator need in front of it?
For applicable air-cooled installations, roughly three feet of unobstructed clearance at the front, for airflow and for servicing. Fences, shrubs and stored materials should not intrude into that space. Newer models should be checked against their own current manual.
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.