Patricia from Fair Haven, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since August of 2021. The Generac 7035-1 at the house is a 16 kW machine on natural gas feeding a 70-amp transfer switch, installed in February of 2020 by another company. Green Sun took it on eighteen months later and has serviced it every year since – August of 2021, November of 2022, November of 2023, October of 2024 and September of 2025. Taking over a machine still inside its first two years is the best time to start: nothing has been missed yet, and the record begins from a known state.
Project Facts
- Location
- Fair Haven, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- August 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 70351
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Fair Haven homeowners
Can the platform height be read off the FEMA flood map?
Not necessarily. The map matters, but it may not carry every elevation the platform design needs. An Elevation Certificate, a surveyed ground elevation, the Base Flood Elevation, the Design Flood Elevation, the local freeboard and the municipal flood ordinance can all bear on it, so the height is calculated for the specific property.
What is a service-entrance-rated transfer switch?
One that is listed for use as service equipment when installed in the appropriate configuration. These are commonly used for whole-house systems, where the transfer switch becomes part of the home's service arrangement rather than sitting downstream of it.
Can the generator be connected to any nearby gas pipe?
No. The branch supplying the generator has to be sized for the flow and pressure the machine needs. A pipe that happens to be close by may be too small, or may already be carrying too much load. Undersized piping shows up as poor starting, unstable running, reduced output or a generator that shuts down under load.