Essential Circuit Selection - Briggs & Stratton 190839GS Owner's Manual

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Owners Manual
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Device Running
Watts
E Air Conditioner (12,000 Btu)* 1700
_- Air Conditioner (24,000 Btu)* 3800
E Air Conditioner (40,000 Btu)* 6000
E Battery Charger (20 Amp) 500
E Circular Saw (6-1/2") 800 to 1000
E Clothes Dryer (Electric)* 5750
E Clothes Dryer (Gas)* 700
E Clothes Washer* I 150
E Coffee Maker 1750
E Compressor (I HP)* 2000
E Compressor (I/2 HP)* 1400
E Compressor (3/4 HP)* 1800
E i Curling Iron 700
E Dehumidifier* 650
E Electric Blanket 400
Electric Range (per element) 1500
_1 Electric Skillet 1250
Freezer* 700
Furnace Fan (3/5 HP)* 875
_1 Garage Door Opener* S00 to 750
Hair Dryer 1200
n Hand Drill 250 to I100
E Iron 1200
E Jet Pump* 800
E Light Bulb I00
E Microwave Oven 700 to I000
r- Milk Cooler* I100
E Oil Burner on Furnace 300
I- Oil Fired Space Heater (140,000 Btu) 400
E OilFiredSpaceHeater(30,OOOBtu) 150
E Oil Fired Space Heater (85,000 Btu) 225
E Radio 50 to 200
E Refrigerator 700
I_i Slow Cooker 200
I- Submersible Pump (I HP)* 2000
E Submersible Pump (I/2 HP)* 1500
E Submersible Pump (I-I/2 HP)* 2800
E Sump Pump* 800 to 1050
E! Table Saw (10")* 1750 to 2000
_ Television 200 to 500
Toaster 1000 to 1650
*Allow three (3) times listed watts for starting device
Essential Circuit Selection
When selecting the essentialcircuits that will be switched
to "Backup Power" it is important that the sum of the
combined circuit loads does not exceed the
wattage/amperage capacity of the generato_To help you
with your selection of essential circuits, please consider the
following.
Add up the total wattage of all electrical devices to be
connected at one time.This total should NOT be
greater than the generator's wattage capacity,
The rated wattage of lights can be taken from light bulbs.
The rated wattage of tools, appliances and motors can
usually be found on a data plate or decal affixed to the
device.
If the appliance, tool or motor does not give wattage,
multiply 120Volts times the ampere rating to determine
watts (Volts x Amps = Watts).
Some electric motors (induction types) require about
three times more watts of power for starting than for
running.This surge lasts for only a few seconds. Be sure
you allow for this high starting wattage when selecting
electrical devices that will be energized by the Home
Generator System:
Figure the watts required to start the largest motor.
Add that to the total running watts of all other
connected loads.
This Briggs & Stratton Home Generator System
complies with the following "stationary standby
power rating":
The standby power rating is applicablefor supplying
emergency power for the duration of normal power
interruption. No sustained overload capability is available
for this rating.
This rating is applicable to installations served by a
reliable normal utility source.This rating is only applicable
to variable loads with an average load factor of 80% of
the standby rating for a maximum of 500 hours of
operation per year.The standby rating is only applicable
for emergency and standby power where the generator
set serves as the backup to the normal utility source.
Use the "Wattage Reference Guide" provided and mark
those circuits you consider "critical" or "essential". Make
sure you and your installer consider the system's altitude
above sea level and the ambient temperature range when
determining total generator load.
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