Joan & Boris from Brick, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since October of 2018, and we completed their Generac standby generator installation that January. Brick sits close enough to the coast that nor’easters and summer storms take the power down regularly, and the generator handles it without anyone lifting a finger — it starts on its own within seconds, keeping heat, lights, refrigeration and the sump pump running until the utility comes back. A Green Sun service plan with scheduled maintenance keeps it tested between storms. Homeowners throughout Ocean County rely on Green Sun Energy Services for standby power that works when the weather does not.
Project Facts
- Location
- Brick, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- October 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70301
- Rated output
- 9 kW LP / 8 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 500 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Essential Circuits/NEMA-3R
Every step of the work was explained in detail from beginning to end and expected time to accomplish. Each step of the project was then done on schedule and with professional personnel. Was particularly impressed with the time spent to instruct and educate on how the generator system should work, what to expect during a power failure, and any required maintenance by the homeowner. This contractor could be ranks high for this type of work.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you. Setting out each step and the time it will take is how a household keeps its bearings through a project that touches gas, electrical, permits and inspections. The generator at your home in Brick is there for coastal weather, which is not a hypothetical on that stretch. Glad the schedule held.
Standby generator questions from Brick homeowners
What size standby generator does a Brick home need?
The correct size is decided by the electrical loads the generator is expected to run, not by the square footage of the house. Central air, heat pumps, electric heat, well and sump pumps, refrigerators and freezers, electric ranges and dryers, pool equipment and EV chargers all count. Where a load is connected automatically, the generator either has the capacity for it or an approved load-management system controls it.
Can a standby generator be installed in the garage?
No. Residential air-cooled standby generators are designed for outdoor installation and must never be run inside a garage, basement, shed or any other enclosed occupied space. The engine produces carbon monoxide, which can cause serious injury or death. That is why outdoor location and separation from building openings are treated as critical rather than as preferences.
Can the generator be connected to any nearby gas pipe?
No. The branch supplying the generator has to be sized for the flow and pressure the machine needs. A pipe that happens to be close by may be too small, or may already be carrying too much load. Undersized piping shows up as poor starting, unstable running, reduced output or a generator that shuts down under load.