Generator Operating Safety Precautions - Fleetwood 1999 Discovery Parts And Service Manual

ELECTRicAL SYSTEMS
Read and understand the generator operating, maintenance
and safety instruction furnished in your Owner'sinformation
Package.
»
Do not smoke or use an open flame near the generator
unit or fuel tank.
»
Do not use generator ventilation air for heating any inte-
rior living space. Ventilating air can contain high concen-
trations of deadly gases, including carbon monoxide.
»
Check engine fuel lines often. Fuel leakage in or around
the compartment is an extreme fire hazard. Do not use
the generator until fuel leaks are repaired.
»
Be aware of exhaust gas (carbon monoxide) poisoning
symptoms. Refer to the section on Carbon Monoxide
Safety Precautions in the On The Road chapter: .
»
Check the generator exhaust system after every eight
hours of operation and whenever the system may have
been damaged, and repair any leaks or obstructions
before further operation. Disconnect the battery before
performing any maintenance on the generator. Allow the
generator to cool before performing any maintenance.
» .
Do not use the generator as an emergency power source
toageneral residential or industrial utility line. This is
illegal and may cause shock or electrocution to power
line utility personnel attempting to repair power lines.
06;./0
WARNING
Do not under any circum-
stances operate the gener-
ator While sleeping. You
would not be able to moni-
tor outside conditions to
assure that generator
exhaust does not enter the
interior, and you would not
be alert to exhaust odors or
symptoms of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
WARNING
Do not place flammable
material or store any other
materials in the generator
compartment.
WARNING
Do not operate the genera-
tor when parked in or near
high grass or brush.
Exhaust heat may cause a
fire.
GENERATOR
OPERATING SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
WARNING
Do not block the generator
ventilating .air inlets or out-
lets. The engine requires a
constant supply of cooling
air. Restricted ventilating air
inlets or outlets can
cause
engine failure or fire from
engine overheating.
WARNING
Exhaust gases are deadly.
Inspect the generator
exhaust system thoroughly
before starling the genera-
tor engine. Do not block the
tail pipe or situate the motor
home in a place where the
exhaust gases have any
possibility of accumulating
either outside, underneath,
or inside your vehicle or any
nearby vehicles. Outside air
movements can carry
exhaust gases inside the
vehicle through windows or
other openings remote from
the generator exhaust.
Operate the generator only
when safe dispersion of
exhaust gases can be
assured, and monitor out-
side conditions to be sure
that exhaust gases contin-
ue to be dispersed safely.
WARNING
Do not modify the genera-
tor installation or exhaust
system in any way.
DiSCOVERY