Frank from Long Branch, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in July of 2013, and the servicing came to us seven years later. It has been seen every summer since – the seven-year service in 2020, then 2021, 2022 and the ten-year interval repeating from 2023 onward. A machine in its thirteenth year on the oceanfront is a fair test of what an annual visit is worth: salt air works on everything left outdoors, and the difference between a generator that starts and one that does not is usually the things nobody sees until somebody opens the enclosure. An annual maintenance plan covers the visit.
Why Frank chose Green Sun Energy Services
We keep your generator ready before the power goes out.
What makes Green Sun Energy Services different
- Standby generators: installed and serviced as a Generac Authorized Sales and Service Dealer, by factory-authorized Generac technicians. On this home: a standby generator serviced by Green Sun Energy Services.
- Local: locally owned and operated in New Jersey since 2010, NJHIC licensed (#13VH06229000), with 707 completed generator service projects across Monmouth County and 934 generator service projects throughout New Jersey.
Our work in Long Branch
Green Sun Energy Services has completed 8 generator service customers in Long Branch. Long Branch, a city on the Atlantic Ocean in Monmouth County, is served by JCP&L.
Thinking about generator service for your Long Branch home? Tell us about your project here or call 732-410-7818.
Power it. Protect it. Maintain it.
Project Facts
- Location
- Long Branch, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2020
- Manufacturer & model
- Generac 6237
- Rated output
- 8 kW LP / 7 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
Standby generator questions from Long Branch homeowners
Do generator requirements in Long Branch differ from the next town over?
The manufacturer's equipment requirements do not change when you cross a municipal boundary into Long Branch, 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.
How quickly does it take over?
The automatic start sequence normally begins within seconds of the controller deciding that utility power has failed or fallen outside acceptable limits. There is a deliberate short delay so that a momentary flicker does not trigger a full start and transfer. Exact timing depends on the controller, the transfer switch and the configuration.
Does the clearance apply to a fixed window as well as one that opens?
A permanently fixed pane may be treated differently from an operable window, because the concern in the placement guidance is exhaust and carbon monoxide entering the building. Even so, the installer has to evaluate the exact model's manual and everything nearby -- operable windows, doors, vents, fresh-air intakes, window wells and mechanical openings. A fixed window should never simply be assumed acceptable.