Helena from Dayton, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2018. The machine is a Generac 7032-1 rated 11 kW on propane and 10 kW on natural gas, running on natural gas, on a 100-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in August of 2018. Eleven kilowatts is the smaller end of the air-cooled range, and it is the right answer where the load calculation comes in under it. A generator is sized to the load it has to pick up, and oversizing one does not make it start any sooner or carry anything the calculation never asked for. Green Sun serviced it in August of 2019.
Project Facts
- Location
- Dayton, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Installation
- Client since
- July 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70321
- Rated output
- 11 kW LP / 10 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
Great price, excellent service!
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Helena. A short review that says the important part. We would far rather be measured on how the work went than on anything else, so that is good to read. Thank you for choosing Green Sun Energy Services, and for taking a moment to write.
Standby generator questions from Dayton homeowners
Does a standby generator need a permit in Dayton?
A permanently installed generator normally requires New Jersey Uniform Construction Code permits, because it involves permanent electrical and fuel work. Depending on the property and the municipality, building, zoning, floodplain, utility or fire-code review can also apply.
Can a generator be sized from the square footage of the house?
No. Two houses of identical size can have very different electrical requirements depending on heating fuel, how many air conditioners there are, whether there is a well pump, a pool, an EV charger, or electric cooking. A proper design examines the load rather than the floor area.
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.