Tim from Belford, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2021. His 16 kW Generac from the 7100 series is on our PowerBase Silver plan. The Wi-Fi in that series is the part worth having: the generator tells you it has a problem instead of waiting for the next visit, and the visits themselves handle the oil, the filters, the battery and the transfer switch. Belford is in Monmouth County, close to the bay, where a wet spring finds every weak battery on the street.
Project Facts
- Location
- Belford, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
My generator was tuned up by Mike today. Quick and easy. Thanks!
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Tim, and Mike will be glad it was painless. An annual tune-up on the generator in Belford is plugs, filters, oil, battery and a full load test, done in a morning and logged so that next year starts from a known position. Quick and easy is the intended experience.
Standby generator questions from Belford homeowners
Does the transfer switch need flood protection as well as the generator?
Yes. A flood review should cover much more than the generator enclosure. FEMA recommends that a residential standby system consider elevation or protection of the generator, the transfer switch, the normal and emergency panels, the feeders and the control wiring together.
What does a standby generator sit on?
A stable, level support system allowed by the model's installation instructions. Depending on the machine and the site that can be an approved composite base, a prepared aggregate base, a concrete pad, or an engineered elevated platform.
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.