Steve from Brick, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2018. He signed in late September and the generator was commissioned in early December, a 9 kW Generac on its own pad wired to a sixteen circuit transfer switch. A unit that size is a deliberate choice rather than a compromise: it covers heat, water, the refrigerator and the lights that matter, and it costs far less to run than a whole-house machine. Brick is in Ocean County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Brick, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- September 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70301
- Rated output
- 9 kW LP / 8 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Essential Circuits/NEMA-3R
I had the most pleasant experience with Glenn, what a wonderful, honest and professional individual. The work and and his communication skills were superb, it made it seem so easy and simple. I highly recommend him without any hesitation.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Steve. Honest and simple are what we aim for, and a sixteen-circuit transfer switch is a good example: the 9 kW machine at your home in Brick covers the circuits that matter rather than the whole panel, which keeps the install straightforward and the machine right-sized. Glen will be glad it felt that easy.
Standby generator questions from Brick homeowners
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Brick?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.
How is a standby generator grounded?
The grounding and bonding arrangement depends on the transfer-switch configuration, and in particular on whether the neutral is switched and the generator therefore treated as a separately derived system. It is designed by a qualified electrical contractor rather than assumed from another installation.
How much clearance is needed above a generator?
Applicable air-cooled guidance requires roughly five feet of overhead clearance from structures, overhangs and projections. That is what rules out a good many low decks, roof overhangs and alcoves as generator locations, and it is worth establishing early rather than after a site is chosen.