Larry from Colts Neck, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2021. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in November of 2013, and the servicing came to us seven years later. Every interval since has been kept without a gap – the seven-year service in January of 2021, the eight-year that December, the ninth in November of 2022 and the visits that followed, each drifting a little earlier in the year. Monitoring was added in the summer of 2022, which is what turns a weekly self-test into something that reports its own result rather than a noise in the garden nobody is listening for. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and the monitoring all sit behind the machine.
Why Larry chose Green Sun Energy Services
We keep your generator ready before the power goes out.
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 standby generator serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 708 completed generator service projects across Monmouth County and 935 generator service projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Colts Neck
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 26 generator service customers in Colts Neck. Colts Neck, a township in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about generator service for your Colts Neck home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Colts Neck, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- January 2021
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 6250
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Colts Neck homeowners
Will a 20 kW generator run an entire Colts Neck house?
For many homes, yes, but that does not mean every load can run at the same moment. Houses with two central air conditioners, electric heat, EV charging, pool equipment or electric cooking may need load management or a larger machine. The answer comes from a load calculation rather than from the phrase whole house.
Does a generator in Colts Neck have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Can the generator be connected to any nearby gas pipe?
No. The branch supplying the generator has to be sized for the flow and pressure the machine needs. A pipe that happens to be close by may be too small, or may already be carrying too much load. Undersized piping shows up as poor starting, unstable running, reduced output or a generator that shuts down under load.