Tom from Keyport, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in April of 2019, and the servicing came to us a year later – early enough that the first-year service was our first visit rather than a catch-up. Every interval since has been kept, from that first visit through the intervals that follow. Keyport sits on Raritan Bay, where salt carried inland works on anything left outdoors, so the yearly look inside the enclosure is worth more here than it would be further from the water. An annual maintenance plan covers the visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Keyport, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7035
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Keyport homeowners
Does the residential building code apply to a generator?
It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.
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.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.