Donna from Toms River, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2020. The generator was commissioned in November: 16 kW on natural gas, on a 200-amp whole-house transfer switch, sized against a 14 kW calculation for the 1,700 square foot house. The load survey is an unusual one – an electric dryer and a gas dryer both, alongside a washer, a refrigerator, a separate freezer and a dishwasher. Two dryers in a house that size is what lifts the calculated figure above what the floor area suggests, and the electric one is the single heaviest item on the list. Annual maintenance, a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Toms River, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7178
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Toms River homeowners
What is Base Flood Elevation and why does it matter here?
Base Flood Elevation is the elevation associated with the base flood -- generally the flood with a one per cent chance of being reached or exceeded in any year. For a generator it is often the starting point for working out how high the mechanical and electrical equipment has to be protected or raised.
How can a whole house be carried on a smaller electrical service?
Through load management. One or more large loads are controlled so they do not start at the same moment, or shut down briefly if generator demand climbs too high. That is what allows whole-house coverage where the raw sum of every connected load would otherwise exceed the machine.
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Toms River?
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.