Placement Of Standby Generator To Reduce The Risk Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Briggs & Stratton Generator System Installation & Start-Up Manual

Placement of Standby Generator to REDUCE THE RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

The arrows in the figure below point to POTENTIAL points of entry for Carbon Monoxide Gas.
NOTICE This Section is for Carbon Monoxide Hazard Safety Placement Only. Satisfying the standby generator placement, for
the Carbon Monoxide hazard, does not guarantee that Fire Safety Placement requirements are met. Please refer to Page 14 for
Fire Hazard Safety Placement requirements.
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All fossil fuel burning equipment, such as standby
generators, contains carbon monoxide (CO) gas in the
engine exhaust. CO gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless
and is unlikely to be noticed until a person is overcome.
CO gas can kill you so it is required that the following is
included as part of the installation:
accumulate deadly exhaust gas.
accumulate and enter inside or be drawn into a
potentially occupied building or structure.
Monoxide (CO) detector in operating condition in
your home. Carbon monoxide detector(s) (A) MUST
be installed and maintained indoors according to the
manufacturer's instructions / recommendations. A CO
monitor is an electric device that detects hazardous
levels of CO. When there is a buildup of CO, the
monitor will alert the occupants by flashing visual
indicator light and alarm. Smoke alarms cannot detect
CO gas.
exhaust from your standby generator and must be
considered when installing your standby generator.
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B - windows
C - doors
D - ventilation intakes
E - soffit vents
F - garage doors
G - crawl spaces or other openings that can allow
exhaust gas to enter inside or be drawn into a
potentially occupied building or structure.
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