Aaron from Keyport, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2019. The Generac at the house is a 16 kW machine on natural gas feeding a 65-amp transfer switch, installed in February of 2015 by another company. Green Sun serviced it in December of 2019 and December of 2020. Keyport is a waterfront town, and salt air is hard on an enclosure – which is why the visits on a coastal machine are worth keeping to a schedule rather than to a memory.
Project Facts
- Location
- Keyport, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2019
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # G0058941
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 65 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Keyport homeowners
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Keyport?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.
Will it work if nobody is home?
Yes, which is one of the main advantages over a portable generator. It has to be properly installed, fuelled, maintained, free of active shutdown alarms and left in AUTO. That matters most where an outage would otherwise stop a sump pump, the heating, refrigeration or a well pump while the house is empty.
Is every generator trench eighteen inches deep?
No. Eighteen inches is a common cover requirement for certain raceway installations, but it is not a universal generator-trench rule. The code table sets different minimum cover depending on the wiring method and where it runs.