Briggs & Stratton 202826GS Installation And Start-Up Manual page 5

WARNING
Generatorproduceshazardousvoltage.
Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresult
inelectrocution.
Failuretoisolategeneratorfrompowerutility
canresultindeathorinjurytoelectricutility
workersduetobackfeedofelectricalenergy.
• Whenusinggeneratorforbackuppower,notifyutility
company.
• DONOTtouchbarewiresorreceptacles.
• DONOTusegeneratorwithelectricalcordswhichare
worn,frayed,bareorotherwisedamaged.
• DONOThandlegeneratororelectricalcordswhile
standinginwater,whilebarefoot,orwhilehandsorfeet
arewet.
• Ifyoumustworkaroundaunitwhileitisoperating,
standonaninsulateddrysurfacetoreduceshock
hazard.
• DONOTallowunqualifiedpersonsorchildrentooperate
orservicegenerator.
• Incaseofanaccidentcausedbyelectricalshock,
immediatelyshutdownthesourceofelectricalpower
andcontactthelocalauthorities. Avoid direct contact
with the victim.
• Despitethesafedesignofthehomegenerator,operating
thisequipmentimprudently,neglectingitsmaintenance
orbeingcarelesscancausepossibleinjuryordeath.
• Remainalertatalltimeswhileworkingonthis
equipment.Neverworkontheequipmentwhenyouare
physicallyormentallyfatigued.
• Beforeperforminganymaintenanceonthegenerator,
disconnectthebatterycableindicatedbyaNEGATIVE,
NEGor(-)first.Whenfinished,reconnectthatcablelast.
• Afteryourhomegeneratorisinstalled,thegenerator
maycrankandstartwithoutwarninganytimethereisa
powerfailure.Topreventpossibleinjury,alwayssetthe
generator'ssystemswitchtoOFF,removetheservice
disconnectfromthedisconnectboxANDremovethe
15AmpfuseBEFOREworkingontheequipment.
WARNING
PropaneandNaturalGasareextremely
flammableandexplosive.
Fireorexplosioncancausesevereburnsor
death.
• Installthefuelsupplysystemaccordingtoapplicable
fuel-gascodes.
• Beforeplacingthehomegeneratorintoservice,thefuel
systemlinesmustbeproperlypurgedandleaktested.
• Afterthegeneratorisinstalled,youshouldinspectthe
fuelsystemperiodically.
• NOleakageispermitted.
• DONOToperateengineifsmelloffuelispresentorother
explosiveconditionsexist.
• DONOTsmokearoundthegenerator.Wipeupanyoil
spillsimmediately.Ensurethatnocombustiblematerials
areleftinthegeneratorcompartment.Keeptheareanear
thegeneratorcleanandfreeofdebris.
WARNING
HazardousVoltage
Contactwithpowerlinescancauseelectric
shockorburn.
LiftingHazard/HeavyObject
Cancausemusclestrainorbackinjury.
• Ifliftingorhoistingequipmentisused,DONOTcontact
anypowerlines.
• DONOTliftormovegeneratorwithoutassistance.
• UseliftingpipesasdescribedinLifting the Generator.
Theunitmayshiftontheliftingpipesduringmovement,
whichcancauseinjury.
• DONOTliftunitbyroofasdamagetogeneratorwill
occur.
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