Michael from Belford, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020, and we completed his Generac standby generator installation in May of 2021. Living close to the bay means coastal storms and nor’easters are a regular fact of life, and the generator starts on its own within seconds of losing utility power — keeping heat, lights, refrigeration and the sump pump running through the worst of it. A Green Sun service plan with scheduled maintenance keeps the unit tested and ready between storms. Homeowners across Monmouth County rely on Green Sun Energy Services for standby power they do not have to think about.
Project Facts
- Location
- Belford, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7039-1
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 2,000 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Good company. Great Tech.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Michael, and the technician will be glad to hear it. Your Generac standby generator in Belford was installed by our own gas and electrical crews and has been on an annual service plan since, so the people who put it in are the ones who keep it running. That continuity is deliberate, and it is what makes a service visit quick.
Standby generator questions from Belford homeowners
Can a generator be installed on a deck or a roof?
Platform, deck and supporting-structure installations are recognized, but they call for additional review: structural capacity, noncombustible surface requirements, fire clearance, exhaust, airflow, vibration, service access and local requirements all have to be addressed. It is a site-specific installation rather than a routine location.
How often should a standby generator be serviced?
Maintenance follows the schedule for the exact model and its operating hours. For current air-cooled units that means an annual inspection plus scheduled work at hour-and-year intervals. Extended running during a long outage can bring the next service forward.
What is the difference between essential circuits and whole-house backup?
An essential-circuits system transfers a defined set of circuits through a smaller transfer switch rather than the whole electrical service. It is a deliberate design rather than a lesser one: the circuits that matter during an outage are chosen in advance, and the generator only ever has to carry those.