AccessCovers; Operation; ImportantOwner'sConsiderations; AutomaticOperation - Briggs & Stratton 10000 Watt Home Generator System Operator's Manual

Access Covers
Thehomegeneratorisequippedwithanenclosurethathasa
removableroofandanaccesscoverforthecontrolpanel.
To Remove Roof:
Removethefourscrewsandliftoff.
To Remove Access Cover:
 1. Removeroofasdescribedabove.
 . Removescrewattopofaccesscover.
 3. Pullaccesscoveroutward(away)fromunitwhilepulling
coverupwardandoutofbase.coverwillcomefree.
To Install Access Cover and Roof:
 1. Guidebottomofaccesscoverintobase.
 . Pushaccesscoveruntilitisflushwithsides.
 3. Replacecoverscrew.
 4. Replaceroofandscrews.

Operation

Important Owner's Considerations
Engine Oil
Thisengineisshippedfromthefactoryfilledwiththe
recommendedoil.Beforestartingtheengine,checkoillevel
andensurethatengineisservicedasdescribedintheengine
operator'smanual.SeeEngine OilinMaintenance.
NOTICE
Anyattempttocrankorstarttheenginebeforeithasbeen
properlyservicedwiththerecommendedoilwillresultin
equipmentfailure.
• RefertoMaintenanceandenginemanualforoilfill
information.
• Damagetoequipmentresultingfromfailuretofollowthis
instructionwillvoidengineandgeneratorwarranty.
Battery
Theinstallermustsupplyandinstalla350CCA(cold
crankingamps),sealed,valve-regulated,lead-acid
rechargeable1VoltDC,AGMtype,startingbattery.
NOTE:DONOTuseadeep-cycleorautomotivetypebattery.
Withthebatteryinstalled,allwiringtotransferswitchand
homegeneratorcompleted,utilitypowersuppliedtothe
AutomaticTransferSwitch,andthesystemswitchinthe
AUTOposition,thebatteryreceivesatricklechargewhilethe
engineisnotrunning.Thetricklechargecannotbeusedto
rechargeabatterythatiscompletelydischarged.
WARNING
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain
lead and lead compounds - chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
1
15 Amp Fuse
Thegenerator's15Ampfusewasremovedatthefactoryto
preventtheunitfromstartingduringshipping.Yourinstaller
willensurethefuseisproperlyinstalleduponcompletionof
theinstallation.
Automatic Operation
Toselectautomaticoperation,dothefollowing:
 1. Settheservicedisconnectormaindistributionpanel
circuitbreakerthatsendsutilityvoltagetothetransfer
switchtoON.
 . Setthegenerator'smaincircuitbreakertoitsON
position.
 3. SetthesystemswitchtoAUTO.
CAUTION
WiththesystemswitchsettoAUTO,theengine
maycrankandstartatanytimewithoutwarning.
Suchautomaticstartingnormallyoccurswhen
utilitysourcevoltagedropsbelowapresetlevel
orduringthenormalexercisecycle.
• Topreventpossibleinjurythatmaybecausedbysuch
suddenstarts,alwayssetthesystemswitchtoOFF.
• Removethe15Ampfusebeforeworkingonoraround
thegeneratorortransferswitch.
Checking Automatic Operation
Tocheckthesystemforproperautomaticoperation,proceed
asfollows:
 1. TurnOFFtheservicedisconnectormaindistribution
panelcircuitbreakersendingpowertotheautomatic
transferswitch.
Theenginewillcrankandstartwhentheutilityvoltagedrops
outandthesensorhastimedout.Letthesystemgothrough
itsentireautomaticoperationsequence.
 . Withthegeneratoroutputsupplyingitsloads,turnON
theservicedisconnectormaindistributionpanelcircuit
breakerthatsuppliesutilitypowertotheAutomatic
TransferSwitch.
 3. Theautomatictransferswitchwilltransferloadsbackto
theutilitypowerafter5minuteminimumruntimeand
utilityisrestored.
 4. Thegeneratorwillrunforanadditionaloneminutefor
enginecooldown,thenshutdown.
NOTE:Ifutilityisrestoredandgeneratordoesnotshutdown
after10minutes,setsystemswitchtoOFFandcontactyour
installerorlocalservicecenter.
Thiscompletesthetestproceduresforautomaticoperation.
Thehomegeneratorwillnowstartautomaticallywhenutility
powerislostandwillsupplypowertothetransferswitch.
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