Ken from Freehold, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2013. He and Jeanette signed in mid August and the generator was commissioned in the third week of November, an 8 kW Generac in a steel enclosure on a ten-circuit switch. The survey is short but pointed: a refrigerator and a 2 horsepower well pump. A well of that size is a heavy starting load, and it is the reason the essential-circuit list was drawn the way it was. Freehold is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Freehold, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2013
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6237
- Rated output
- 8 kW LP / 7 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 200 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 50 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
Standby generator questions from Freehold homeowners
Can a generator be installed in a flood zone in Freehold?
Yes, but the generator and its electrical equipment may need to be elevated or otherwise protected. The installation is evaluated against the property's FEMA flood zone, its Base Flood Elevation and Design Flood Elevation, the municipal flood ordinance, any applicable freeboard, and NJDEP requirements where they apply. It is a property-by-property assessment rather than a rule of thumb.
What gas pressure does a generator need?
It is model-specific and has to be read off the specification sheet rather than assumed. A current 22 kW model, for instance, specifies a minimum natural-gas pressure of 3.5 inches water column. Different models carry different requirements.
Can an existing propane tank be reused for a new generator?
Possibly. Existing propane equipment can be reused when it is correctly sized, sited, regulated, maintained and capable of supplying the demand the generator adds. The propane supplier should verify capacity and regulator performance before the machine is commissioned rather than after.