Ninad from Manalapan Township, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. The generator was commissioned in March of 2021: 16 kW on natural gas, on a 150-amp service-entrance switch, sized against a 13 kW calculation for the 2,400 square foot house. Two bushes had to come out before installation, and one limit was set out in advance – a generator can only surge to within a few amps of the locked rotor current an air conditioner needs to start, so the household knew before the work what the machine would and would not carry at that moment. Saying so in the contract rather than afterwards is what keeps a first outage from being a disappointment. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind the generator.
Why Ninad chose Green Sun Energy Services
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a Generac 7176 standby generator (16 kW LP / 16 kW NG) running on natural gas, on a 150-amp transfer switch (managed whole house) and serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Warranty: backed by a 5-year generator workmanship warranty.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 449 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 626 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Manalapan
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 12 standby generator installations and 15 generator service customers in Manalapan. Manalapan, a township in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about a standby generator for your Manalapan home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Manalapan, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,400 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Standby generator questions from Manalapan homeowners
How often should a standby generator be serviced?
Maintenance follows the schedule for the exact model and its operating hours. For current air-cooled units that means an annual inspection plus scheduled work at hour-and-year intervals. Extended running during a long outage can bring the next service forward.
How close to the house can a generator sit in Manalapan?
For the air-cooled models covered by the manufacturer's listed installation guidance, the rear of the generator can be as close as eighteen inches to a qualifying structure when every condition of that listing is met. That eighteen inches is a tested installation dimension, not a zoning setback, and a municipality can require more.
How far from the property line does a generator need to be in Manalapan?
There is no single statewide New Jersey property-line setback for a residential generator. Setbacks are set by the municipality's zoning ordinance, so the requirement is a Manalapan question rather than a general one. A generator can meet every manufacturer clearance and still breach a side-yard or rear-yard setback, which is why the zoning review happens before the location is fixed.