Briggs & Stratton 202826GS Installation And Start-Up Manual page 9

Thehomegeneratorisshippedalreadyattachedtoits
mountingpad.Unlessmandatedbylocalcode,aconcrete
slabisnotrequired.
Ifmandatedbylocalcode,constructaconcreteslabatleast
3inchesthickand6incheslongerandwiderthantheunit.
Attachunittoslabwith1/4"diameter(minimum)masonry
anchorboltslongenoughtoretaintheunit.
Fuel and Electrical Inlet Locations
Thefuelinletconnector(B)isshownbelow.Alsoshown
istherecommendedlocation(A)forpunchingholesfor
attachingthepowerconduit.
A
B
Lifting the Generator
Thegeneratorweighsmorethan650pounds.Propertools,
equipmentandqualifiedpersonnelshouldbeusedinall
phasesofhandlingandmovingthegenerator.
WARNING
HazardousVoltage
Contactwithpowerlinescancauseelectric
shockorburn.
LiftingHazard/HeavyObject
Cancausemusclestrainorbackinjury.
• Ifliftingorhoistingequipmentisused,DONOTcontact
anypowerlines.
• DONOTliftormovegeneratorwithoutassistance.
• Useliftingpipesasdescribedbelow.
• Theunitmayshiftontheliftingpipesduringmovement,
whichcancauseinjury.
• DONOTliftunitbyroofasdamagetogeneratorwill
occur.
Two48"lengthsof1"pipe(B),suppliedbytheinstaller,are
requiredtoliftthegeneratormanually.Insertpipesthrough
theliftingholes(A)locatedneartheunit'sbase.
A
Youmayalsolifttheunitusinga"hookandhoist"method
attachedtotheliftingpipes,providedthatyouuseaspreader
bartoensurethatthechainsorcablesDONOTtouchthe
generator'sroof.
Afterunitisinplace,filltheliftingholeswiththesupplied
liftingholeplugs.
B
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