John from Fair Haven, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2018. The 16 kW standby generator at the house was installed by another company back in 2008, and a decade later John asked us to take over its care. The six-year service was completed that December. Picking up a machine that age means working on equipment designed before most of the current control boards existed — parts are still available, the service intervals are the same, and there is no reason a well-kept generator of that generation should not go on working. It runs a dedicated essential-circuits switch, covering heat, water, refrigeration and lighting.
Project Facts
- Location
- Fair Haven, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2018
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 5243
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 15 kW NG
- Transfer switch
- 65 amp
- Load management
- Dedicated (Essential) Circuits
Standby generator questions from Fair Haven homeowners
Does a generator in Fair Haven 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.
Can the generator share a propane tank with the furnace?
Potentially, if the tank, the regulators and the piping can supply the combined demand of the generator and every other appliance that might run at the same time. It is the whole connected load that has to be considered, not the generator on its own.
Will a 22 kW generator run an entire Fair Haven house?
For many homes, yes, but that does not mean every load can run at the same moment. Houses with two central air conditioners, electric heat, EV charging, pool equipment or electric cooking may need load management or a larger machine. The answer comes from a load calculation rather than from the phrase whole house.