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
Can a generator go in the side yard of a Farmingdale property?
Often yes, provided the side yard satisfies both the manufacturer's clearances and the municipality's zoning requirements. The site review covers the property-line setback, windows and doors, the gas and electric meters, the air conditioner, neighboring structures, flood conditions, service access and any local screening requirement.
Can the generator stay connected during a pressure test?
The machine has to be protected from test pressures beyond what its fuel controls are built to withstand. The fuel-gas code sets out when appliances are disconnected or isolated for testing, and the plumbing contractor follows both that code and the generator's installation instructions.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.