Jean from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2024. The standby generator at the house was installed and commissioned by another company in February of 2021, and the servicing was moved to us three years later. The first visit, in November of 2024, was the four-year service; the second, in October of 2025, the five-year, 800-hour one. Picking up someone else’s machine means starting with what is actually there rather than what a file says – hours on the clock, the state of the battery and plugs, whether the enclosure has been sitting in weather – and then getting it back onto a schedule it can be held to.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Farmingdale?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
Will a larger gas meter be needed?
Possibly. A generator can significantly increase a home's maximum gas demand. If the existing meter or service cannot hold the required pressure while supplying the generator and the other appliances together, the gas utility may require an upgrade.
Does a generator produce less on natural gas than on propane?
Some models do have a lower rated maximum output on natural gas than on propane -- a current 22 kW machine is rated 22 kW on LP and 21 kW on natural gas. Other models carry their own ratings, so the model-specific specification sheet is what settles it rather than a general rule.