Nadine from Middletown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2020. She signed in September and the generator was commissioned the following May, an eight month wait that had everything to do with that year and nothing to do with the job. It is a 16 kW Generac on its own 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. Middletown is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Middletown, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,300 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
I contacted Green Sun after receiving several error messages and interruptions of service of my Generac generator, which Green Sun installed several years ago. As usual, they responded immediately, and service technician John was here exactly when scheduled. He explained what the possible problem might be and proceeded to fix the issue, which turned out to be what he had anticipated. He also did the annual generator service while here. Thank you John, and Karen & Glen also, for being so responsive and accommodating. I highly, highly recommend Green Sun Energy Services!
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Nadine, and John will be glad to hear it. Error messages are the machine doing its job: a generator that reports a fault is one you can put right before you need it. The Generac at your home in Middletown was ours from the start, which is why a call about it gets an immediate answer rather than a diagnosis from scratch.
Standby generator questions from Middletown homeowners
How far from the property line does a generator need to be in Middletown?
There is no single statewide New Jersey property-line setback for a residential generator. Setbacks are set by the municipality's zoning ordinance, so the requirement is a Middletown question rather than a general one. A generator can meet every manufacturer clearance and still breach a side-yard or rear-yard setback, which is why the zoning review happens before the location is fixed.
Is every generator trench eighteen inches deep?
No. Eighteen inches is a common cover requirement for certain raceway installations, but it is not a universal generator-trench rule. The code table sets different minimum cover depending on the wiring method and where it runs.
How much propane does a generator use?
It depends on the model and on the electrical load. For a current 22 kW machine the published figures are roughly 2.45 gallons of LP an hour at half load, and about 135 cubic feet of LP vapour an hour at full load. Real consumption moves with what the house is actually drawing.