Caryn from Jackson, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2024. The Generac at the house is rated 24 kW on propane and 21 kW on natural gas, dates from November of 2021, and runs on natural gas behind a 100-amp transfer switch. Green Sun has serviced it every year from 2024 through 2026 – spark plug and air filter, oil and filter, battery inspection, load testing and diagnostics each time.
Project Facts
- Location
- Jackson, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7209
- Rated output
- 24 kW LP / 21 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Jackson homeowners
Which fuel-gas code applies?
New Jersey currently adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code as its Fuel Gas Subcode, which is what governs the piping, testing and shutoff arrangements on a natural-gas generator installation.
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Jackson home supply a generator?
Often yes, but the gas system has to be evaluated first. The review covers the generator's BTU demand, meter capacity, available pressure, regulator capacity, pipe diameter and length, and every other gas appliance in the house -- furnace, boiler, water heater, range and fireplace among them.
How level does a generator have to be?
Within the leveling tolerance specified in its installation manual -- applicable air-cooled instructions have used roughly a half-inch overall. A poorly prepared base can settle after installation and bring on drainage, vibration or enclosure problems that were not there on the day it went in.