Jean from Manchester, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2012. She and Paul signed that December and the generator was commissioned in April, four months later, which was the going rate in the winter after Sandy when every standby unit in New Jersey was spoken for. It is an 8 kW Generac on a ten-circuit EZ switch, sized for 600 square feet and a refrigerator. Manchester is in Ocean County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Manchester, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- December 2012
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 5870
- Rated output
- 8 kW LP / 7 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 600 sq ft
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
Standby generator questions from Manchester homeowners
Can the platform height be read off the FEMA flood map?
Not necessarily. The map matters, but it may not carry every elevation the platform design needs. An Elevation Certificate, a surveyed ground elevation, the Base Flood Elevation, the Design Flood Elevation, the local freeboard and the municipal flood ordinance can all bear on it, so the height is calculated for the specific property.
Can it start during a brownout when the power is not fully off?
Yes. The controller monitors whether the utility supply is acceptable, not merely whether voltage is present, so it can start while some lights and appliances still appear to be working. That is usually the explanation when a generator runs during severe utility-voltage problems.
How close to the house can a generator sit in Manchester?
For the air-cooled models covered by the manufacturer's listed installation guidance, the rear of the generator can be as close as eighteen inches to a qualifying structure when every condition of that listing is met. That eighteen inches is a tested installation dimension, not a zoning setback, and a municipality can require more.