Sande and Mark from Bradley Beach, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since July of 2020. The machine is a Generac 7035-1 rated 16 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in December of 2020. At about 2,832 square feet the house is comfortably inside what 16 kW carries. Green Sun has serviced it every year since – November of 2021, December of 2022, December of 2023, November of 2024 and November of 2025 – and on a block one street back from the ocean, keeping to late fall puts the visit in front of the season that tests the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Bradley Beach, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70351
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,832 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Bradley Beach homeowners
Does a generator in Bradley Beach have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Does a house with a generator still need surge protection?
Yes. A generator protects against the loss of utility power; it does nothing about a surge. Current electrical code includes surge protection for applicable dwelling services, so whole-house surge protection belongs in a properly designed generator installation rather than being treated as an extra.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.