Philip in Lincroft has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. The standby generator went in that November and we came back to wash the house five years later.
A 16 kW machine on a 150-amp service
Most of the houses we back up run on a 200-amp service. This one is 2,800 square feet on 150 amps, which changes what the answer has to look like.
The electrical calculation comes to 20,896 watts. The machine is a Generac Guardian 16 kW home standby, model 7176, rated 16 kW on natural gas and on propane alike, and this house is on natural gas. Sixteen thousand against nearly twenty-one thousand does not work on its own, and a bigger machine was not the fix, because the service feeding the house is the smaller number.
Two smart management modules do the work instead. The house has two three-ton air conditioners, six thousand watts between them, and they are the loads that stand down when the generator is running. That brings what the machine carries to 14,896 watts, inside its rating with room left. The two refrigerators, the sump pump, the electric cooktop, the dishwasher, the microwave, the washer and both garage door openers are never in question, and the two gas furnaces keep the house warm on a fraction of the power an electric system would have wanted.
The transfer switch is service-rated at 150 amps, matched to the service rather than to the machine, and sits indoors in the garage.
Two things had to happen before we arrived, and they are worth mentioning because they are the sort of thing a quote does not always spell out. Eighteen inches of sheetrock had to come out of the basement ceiling, left to right, so the wiring could be run. A large bush in front of the electric meter had to go. Both were the household’s to arrange, both were done, and the installation was finished on 18 November 2020.
The generator was last serviced in September 2025.
Washing the outside in 2025
In July 2025 we washed 2,714 square feet of the exterior. Soft washing does the work with a sodium hypochlorite and surfactant solution at low pressure rather than with force: it is applied, left to kill the algae and mildew growing on the surface, and rinsed. Pressure alone strips the green off and leaves what is rooted in the surface behind, which is why a pressure-washed house looks clean for one season and a soft-washed one keeps looking clean.
Why Lincroft homeowners choose Green Sun Energy Services
Clean the cause, not just the surface, without blasting your home with unnecessary pressure.
Complete backup power, from sizing and installation to the service that keeps it ready.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Soft washing: cleaned by a team trained in soft washing, using the right cleaning solution and low pressure for each surface. Fully licensed and insured. On this home: a soft wash of 2,714 sq ft.
- 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 41 completed soft wash projects and 444 completed standby generator projects across Monmouth County and 46 soft wash projects and 621 standby generator projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Lincroft
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 2 soft washes, 20 standby generator installations and 37 generator service customers in Lincroft. Lincroft, a community in Middletown Township, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about a standby generator, a soft wash, or both for your Lincroft home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Lincroft, NJ
- Services
- Softwash Service, Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
Standby generator
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,800 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 150 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
- Workmanship warranty
- 5 years
Exterior cleaning
- Surface cleaned
- 2,714 sq ft
Questions from Lincroft homeowners
Soft washingCan cleaning solution discolor vinyl siding?
Improper chemical strength, incompatible cleaners or excessive dwell time can potentially affect surfaces. That is why a professional should identify the siding material and condition before treatment. The Vinyl Siding Institute specifically advises following cleaner precautions and protecting surrounding vegetation.
Soft washingWhat is the difference between soft washing and pressure washing?
Soft washing relies on cleaning chemistry and low pressure; pressure washing relies much more on the physical force of the water. Siding, painted surfaces, asphalt shingles, stucco, most fences and most decks belong to the first. Concrete, masonry, stone and some pavers can take the second. The question is never which method is better but which one suits the surface in front of you.
Standby generatorDoes 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.
Standby generatorCan the existing natural-gas service in a Lincroft 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.
Standby generatorCan a generator sit next to the air-conditioning condenser?
Potentially, provided the installation preserves the clearances required by both machines. The generator's hot exhaust should not be directed at the condenser, and neither unit should obstruct the other's airflow or service access. In practice that often means about three feet or more of separation, but the manufacturers' actual requirements decide it.