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C A U T I O N
Obstructed air inlets or outlet can cause
unit overheating.
3. Operate the generating set with the compartment
fully in place.
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II compartment Is not closed completely
during operation, the unit does not re-
ceive enough cooling air and could overheat.
4. Operation with Gasoline: An initial full fuel tank
should enable the generating set to operate from
5 to 8 hours before refilling is needed. Always
refill the tank after an operation cycle.
TO START THE UNIT
Starting and stopping instructions vary for the two
basic starting methods. If your home standby unit has
a remote start-stop switch in the house, garage, etc.,
as shown in Figure 15, proceed to instructions
given
under Remote Starting.
If your home standby unit start-stop control in the
compartment is likethatshown
in Figure 16, proceed
to instructions given under Starting at Compartment.
Once you determine which Instructions apply to your model, put a
check mark (•) by those Instructions.
When starting Is attempted using the following instructions, crank
the unit for about 15 seconds at one time. If It does not start, wait a
half minute and try another start. If the unit Is new or has not
operated for some time, starting might not occur immediately due
to lack of gasoline at the carburetor. After starting, let the generat-
ing set run without load a few minutes to warm up, if possible
(reduces engine wear).
Remote Starting (remote switch in house, garage,
etc.):
1. Depress the remote start-stop switch to START.
Hold down switch until the generating set starts.
Then release immediately. See Figure 15.
FIGURE 15. TYPICAL REMOTE
START-STOP SWITCH
For units which operate on gasoline, it is necessary to hold the
start switch down for about 15 seconds before cranking
occurs (due to a time delay for the compartment exhaust fan).
2. Apply the load to the generating set using instruc-
tions To Apply Load below.
Starting at Compartment:
1. Open the housing using instructions To Open the
Unit on page 10.
2. Depress the start-stop switch on the control (Fig-
ure -letoSTART. Release as soon as the generat-
ing set starts.
3. Close the housing using instructions
To Close
the Unit.
4. Transfer the load to the generating set using
instructions To Apply Load below.
FIGURE 16. GENERATING SET CONTROL
TO C L O S E THE UNIT
1. Stand directly in frontof the housing (Figure 13).
Lift the housing slightly so the housing back sides
only are in contact with the slides (trim molding).
2. Push the housing straight back letting the hous-
ing sides rest in the slides.
3. Close the lock hasp and lock unit (if lock used).
TO APPLY LOAD
1. If possible, let the generating set run a few min-
utes without load to allow for engine warm-up.
2. Table 1 shows typical appliances and their ap-
proximate wattage demands. Do not operate too
many large appliances at once (freezer, refrigera-
tor, electric water heater, clothes dryer, etc.).
Starting requirements are often four times great-
er than running requirements.
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operate air conditioning systems
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with the generating set. Power require-
ments of these systems will overload the generating set.
3. Transfer the load to the generating set with the
manual or automatic transfer switch used. See
the appropriate instructions included with the
transfer switch.
4. If the generating set is overloaded, you should
notice a flicker in your lights. If a large overload
develops no generating set output results. In this
case:
a. Remove some appliance loads.
b. Switch the transfer switch to the utility power
source (the generating set won't start under
load).
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