Dottie from Mantoloking, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since March of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in June of 2019, and the servicing came to us the following spring. It has been seen every winter since – March of 2020, March of 2021, February of 2022, January of 2023, February of 2024, January of 2025 and December of 2025 – working straight up the intervals from the first-year service to the seven-year, 1,200-hour one, with one repair visit handled in between. Mantoloking is a narrow strip of sand between the ocean and Barnegat Bay, which makes it both the place most likely to lose power in a storm and the hardest place to keep a machine in good condition, with salt working on it from both sides. An annual maintenance plan covers the yearly visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Mantoloking, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- March 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70432
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 100 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Mantoloking homeowners
How deep does the electrical conduit have to be buried?
It depends on the wiring method and the location; there is no single burial depth for every installation. The National Electrical Code governs underground wiring and sets minimum cover in a table, and the conduit type, the location and the physical protection all change the answer.
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.
Do generator requirements in Mantoloking differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Mantoloking, but local zoning can. A township may impose its own side-yard and rear-yard setbacks, mechanical-equipment rules, screening, noise requirements and floodplain provisions. That is why every property gets a municipal zoning review rather than a general answer.