Timothy from Somerset, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2021. He signed in the middle of August and the generator was commissioned in December, a four month stretch that was normal for that year, an 18 kW Generac on a pad with a 150-amp service-rated transfer switch and a management module for the largest load. A Generac service contract has covered it since. Somerset sits in Somerset County, at the western edge of where we work.
Project Facts
- Location
- Somerset, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7226
- Rated output
- 18 kW LP / 17 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,200 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
5-Stars, no comments.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you for the rating. Your Generac standby generator in Somerset was installed by our own crews and has stayed on an annual maintenance plan since. That is the arrangement we recommend to everyone, because it means an outage is the moment the generator proves itself rather than the moment you find out about it.
Standby generator questions from Somerset homeowners
What should a Somerset homeowner look for in a generator installer?
A contractor who can design, permit, install, commission, maintain and repair the whole system rather than one who sells the machine. That means generator sizing and transfer equipment, disconnect and shutdown requirements, grounding and bonding, the manufacturer's own installation requirements, gas or propane capacity and pressure, the model-specific clearances, the municipal zoning setbacks, windows and vents and carbon-monoxide entry points, flood requirements where they apply, permits and inspections, utility coordination, load management, commissioning, warranty registration, monitoring and long-term service. The lowest proposal is not necessarily the lowest cost over the life of the system.
Can the generator run the propane tank right down?
It is a poor outage plan. Propane should be monitored and topped up before the generator runs out. Usable capacity is not the same as the tank's nominal water capacity, and cold weather reduces how much vapour the tank can deliver just when the machine is working hardest.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.