Chuck from Tinton Falls, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2023. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in January of 2021, and the servicing came to us nearly three years later, starting with the two-year service that December. Cellular monitoring was set up at the same time, and the machine has been seen every year since – November of 2024 and November of 2025. The monitoring proved its worth in 2025, when it showed the generator had dropped offline and the household could be told rather than left to find out during the next outage. An annual maintenance plan and the monitoring both sit behind it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Tinton Falls, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2023
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Tinton Falls homeowners
Can Tinton Falls require a generator to sit farther from the house than the manufacturer does?
Yes. Another applicable requirement can result in greater separation than the manufacturer's listed minimum -- equipment may be permitted eighteen inches from a qualifying wall while the local ordinance requires several feet from a property line. Both requirements have to be satisfied; neither cancels the other.
How is the gas pipe size worked out?
From the generator's demand, the available pressure, the pipe length, the allowable pressure drop, the fittings, the pipe material and every other appliance connected to the system. The adopted fuel-gas code carries the sizing requirements and tables, and the model's published fuel consumption goes into the calculation.
Does a generator need a concrete pad?
Not universally. Approved alternative support systems are permitted for applicable models. Concrete or an engineered platform may still be required because of the site conditions, flood requirements, anchoring, municipal requirements or structural design -- but it is not automatic.