Donna from Fair Haven, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2025. The standby generator was installed by another company and commissioned in September of 2019, and the servicing came to us last summer. The first visit, in September of 2025, was the six-year service. Taking on a machine at that point in its life means the early history belongs to someone else, so the visit starts with establishing what is actually in front of us – hours run, what has been replaced and what has not – before anything is signed off. An annual maintenance visit keeps it on schedule from here.
Project Facts
- Location
- Fair Haven, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2025
- 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 Fair Haven homeowners
Why do outages last longer on some Fair Haven streets than others?
Mature tree cover over overhead lines is the usual reason. Limbs coming down in wind, snow or ice take the lines with them, so heavily treed streets tend to see both more frequent outages and longer restoration times than open ones. It is one of the honest arguments for standby power rather than a portable generator.
What actually gets done at a service visit?
It depends on the model, the age and the interval, but typically engine oil and filter, air filter, spark plug inspection or replacement, battery inspection, a fuel-system leak check, sediment-trap inspection, valve clearance where applicable, and inspection of the enclosure and intakes.
What is a sediment trap for?
It helps stop foreign material in the gas line from reaching the generator's fuel controls. Where the fuel-gas code and the system configuration call for one, it is fitted, and the maintenance schedule includes inspecting or cleaning it.