Sea Bright Pizza in Sea Bright, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. The 22 kW Generac behind the restaurant dates from June of 2013, and Green Sun carried out its service that August – spark plug and air filter, oil and filter, battery inspection, load testing and a full diagnostic check. For a restaurant on a barrier beach the arithmetic is different from a house: an outage is not an inconvenience, it is a walk-in full of stock and a day of trade. The machine dates from the June after Sandy.
Project Facts
- Location
- Sea Bright, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6551
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
Standby generator questions from Sea Bright homeowners
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Sea Bright 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.
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.
How far does a generator have to be from a window or door?
Manufacturer guidance requires substantial separation from operable windows, doors, vents and other openings through which exhaust could enter the house -- commonly five feet for the applicable air-cooled configurations. The exact model's current installation manual has to be checked before a location is approved.