Eileen from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in November of 2012, and the servicing came to us at the eight-year mark. Every interval since has been kept, each in high summer – the eight-year service in July of 2020, the nine-year in 2021, the ten-year in 2022 and the visits that followed. A machine now in its fourteenth year is well past the age at which most standby generators have been quietly forgotten, and the difference is entirely the record. An annual maintenance plan covers the yearly visit, with the manufacturer’s standard warranty behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2020
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Farmingdale?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
Does the transfer switch need flood protection as well as the generator?
Yes. A flood review should cover much more than the generator enclosure. FEMA recommends that a residential standby system consider elevation or protection of the generator, the transfer switch, the normal and emergency panels, the feeders and the control wiring together.
Does the generator need its own gas shutoff?
The fuel installation has to include the shutoff arrangements required by the adopted fuel-gas code and by the installation instructions. The valve must be positioned where it is accessible, both for servicing and for isolating the machine in an emergency.