Kathleen from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since November of 2024. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in January of 2021, and the servicing came to us nearly four years later. The first visit was a startup inspection on a machine we had not put in – which is how a takeover should begin, since the intervals mean nothing until somebody has established what condition the machine is actually in. Cellular monitoring was set up alongside it, and the four-year and five-year services followed in January and December of 2025. An annual maintenance plan and the monitoring both sit behind it now.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- November 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70351
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electrical service
- 150 amp
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
Can Farmingdale require a generator to sit farther from the house than the manufacturer does?
Yes. Another applicable requirement can result in greater separation than the manufacturer's listed minimum -- equipment may be permitted eighteen inches from a qualifying wall while the local ordinance requires several feet from a property line. Both requirements have to be satisfied; neither cancels the other.
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.
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.