Marshall from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since May of 2013. He signed in the middle of May and the generator was running by late August, a 17 kW Generac on a pad behind a 200-amp service-rated transfer switch with two power management modules. It covers 3,000 square feet with two electric ovens, two refrigerators, a dishwasher and the laundry. Thirteen years and a service contract later it is still the machine that starts when the street goes dark. Farmingdale is in Monmouth County.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- May 2013
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6243
- Rated output
- 17 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,000 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Great company that is always on time with very professional service reps. I would not have anyone else service my generator.
Green Sun Energy Services replied
Thank you, Marshall. The 17 kW Generac at your home in Farmingdale was sized for three thousand square feet and has been serviced by us since 2013, so the technicians arriving each year know the machine rather than meeting it. Wanting the same company back is the best verdict a service business can get.
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Can the existing natural-gas service in a Farmingdale 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.
Do underground utilities have to be marked before the trench is dug?
Yes. Underground facilities must be addressed through the New Jersey One Call process before the excavation begins, which is what protects buried gas, electric, telecommunications and water lines from being struck.
Why does cold weather matter when sizing a propane tank?
Because propane's ability to vaporise falls as the outdoor temperature drops and as the liquid level in the tank falls. A supply that looks adequate in mild weather can struggle to support a large generator through a long winter outage if storage and vaporisation capacity were not designed for it.