Anne from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2024. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in February of 2021, and the servicing came to us three years later. The three-year service was completed in August of 2024 and the four-year service in September of 2025. Three years is the point at which the original installer’s involvement has usually lapsed and the intervals start being kept by whoever the household chooses next – or by nobody at all, which is the more common outcome. An annual maintenance plan now covers the yearly visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Great job by a very professional young man!
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Anne. We took over the servicing of this generator from another company, so every visit in Farmingdale starts with a machine we did not install and has to leave it better than we found it. Good to hear the technician made that look easy. We will pass the compliment on.
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Farmingdale 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.
Does the clearance apply to a fixed window as well as one that opens?
A permanently fixed pane may be treated differently from an operable window, because the concern in the placement guidance is exhaust and carbon monoxide entering the building. Even so, the installer has to evaluate the exact model's manual and everything nearby -- operable windows, doors, vents, fresh-air intakes, window wells and mechanical openings. A fixed window should never simply be assumed acceptable.
Will a 16 kW generator run an entire Farmingdale house?
For many homes, yes, but that does not mean every load can run at the same moment. Houses with two central air conditioners, electric heat, EV charging, pool equipment or electric cooking may need load management or a larger machine. The answer comes from a load calculation rather than from the phrase whole house.