Angela from Brick, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2014. The 10 kW standby generator at the house was installed by another company in November of 2012, and Angela moved its servicing to us two years later. It ran the full maintenance sequence from there: the one-year service in 2014, then the two, three, four and five-year intervals through to May of 2018. The hour meter read 65.8 hours at that last visit — not much running for a house in Ocean County, which takes the weather off the water first and loses power more often than most of the state. A 10 kW machine on a managed whole-house switch has to carry everything when it does start, and a yearly check is the only thing that says whether it will.
Project Facts
- Location
- Brick, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2014
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 60511
- Rated output
- 10 kW LP / 9 kW NG
- Transfer switch
- 45 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Brick homeowners
What happens when the utility power comes back?
The system detects the return of acceptable utility power and transfers the house back automatically. The generator then runs through a programmed cool-down before shutting off and returning to standby. Nobody has to switch anything back by hand.
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.
Does a generator in Brick 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.