Nicholas and Brittany from Rumson, NJ have been Green Sun Energy Services clients since 2020, and came back for soft washing six years later. The generator was installed by another company and the servicing came to us at the six-year mark. Every interval since has been kept – visits in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the next already in hand. Soft washing followed in 2026, and this one covered the roof as well as the siding: a sodium hypochlorite and surfactant formula applied at low pressure to a steep 9-to-12 pitch. Low pressure is the whole point on a roof. A pressure washer drives water under shingles and strips the granules that protect them, which is how a cleaning job becomes a roofing job. A maintenance plan covers the generator’s yearly visit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Rumson, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- 2020
Standby generator questions from Rumson homeowners
Does the residential building code apply to a generator?
It can. For applicable one- and two-family dwellings New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Residential Code, subject to state amendments. Structural and flood-related generator installations may therefore need review under the residential subcode as well as the electrical and fuel requirements.
Does a generator in Rumson have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Why do outages last longer on some Rumson 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.