Generac Power Systems PowerPact 6561 Installation Notes page 13

 Install the generator as close as possible to the fuel supply, to reduce the length of piping.
 Install the generator as close as possible to the transfer switch.
 If you have to choose between Fuel & Switch, install closer to the Fuel.
 REMEMBER THAT LAWS OR CODES MAY REGULATE THE DISTANCE AND LOCATION.
Install the unit
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where rain gutter down
spouts, roof run-off,
landscape irrigation, water
sprinklers or sump pump
discharge does not flood
the unit or spray the
enclosure, including any air
inlet or outlet openings.
Here they used ceramic
floor tiles for a border,
gutter downspout, and a
window.
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