Robert from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in August of 2017, and the servicing came to us three years later. Every interval since has been kept, and each has fallen a little earlier in the year – April in 2020, March in 2021, late February in 2022 and mid-February in 2023. Drifting earlier is the right direction: a machine seen in February is ready for whatever the rest of the year brings, where one seen in high summer has already been through the season it was meant to cover. An annual maintenance plan covers the visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, 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 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.
What does a whole-house generator actually mean?
Whole-house generally means the transfer equipment serves the home's main electrical system rather than a small emergency-circuit panel. It does not promise unlimited capacity. High-demand appliances may still be prioritized or briefly shed while generator capacity is being used elsewhere.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.