Debra from Farmingdale, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2024. The Generac 7176 at the house is a 16 kW machine on natural gas feeding a 70-amp transfer switch, installed in March of 2021 by another company. Green Sun has serviced it in July of 2024, July of 2025 and September of 2026. Taking on a three-year-old machine is straightforward work: the first visit establishes what has been done and what has not, and after that it is an ordinary annual cycle.
Project Facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2024
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7176
- Rated output
- 16 kW LP / 16 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 70 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Farmingdale homeowners
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.
Does new gas piping have to be pressure tested in Farmingdale?
Yes. Gas piping subject to the adopted fuel-gas code must be inspected and tested before it is accepted. New Jersey adopts the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code, which governs the inspection, the test pressure and how long the test has to hold.