John from Little Egg Harbor, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2021. The machine is a Generac 7175 rated 13 kW on natural gas, on a 200-amp transfer switch, and it was commissioned in July of 2021. Thirteen kilowatts is toward the smaller end of the air-cooled range, and the size follows what has to run and what has to start rather than the floor area – a compressor or a pump asks for a larger temporary draw than its nameplate suggests. Green Sun has serviced it in August of 2022, September of 2023, September of 2024 and September of 2025, and it reports to remote monitoring in between.
Project Facts
- Location
- Little Egg Harbor, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7175
- Rated output
- 13 kW LP / 13 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,800 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Little Egg Harbor homeowners
Can a generator go in the side yard of a Little Egg Harbor property?
Often yes, provided the side yard satisfies both the manufacturer's clearances and the municipality's zoning requirements. The site review covers the property-line setback, windows and doors, the gas and electric meters, the air conditioner, neighboring structures, flood conditions, service access and any local screening requirement.
Can a generator sit next to the air-conditioning condenser?
Potentially, provided the installation preserves the clearances required by both machines. The generator's hot exhaust should not be directed at the condenser, and neither unit should obstruct the other's airflow or service access. In practice that often means about three feet or more of separation, but the manufacturers' actual requirements decide it.
Does the generator need its own gas shutoff?
The fuel installation has to include the shutoff arrangements required by the adopted fuel-gas code and by the installation instructions. The valve must be positioned where it is accessible, both for servicing and for isolating the machine in an emergency.