Using Your Generator - Benchmark BG Series User Manual

4. USING YOUR GENERATOR

DANGER!
Using a generator indoors WILL KILL YOU IN MINUTES.
Generator exhaust contains high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), a
poisonous gas you cannot see or smell. If you can smell the generator
exhaust you are breathing CO. Even if you cannot smell the exhaust, you
could be breathing CO.
NEVER use a generator inside a home, garage, crawlspace, or other partly
enclosed area, deadly levels of carbon monoxide can build up in these
areas. Using a fan or opening windows and doors will NOT supply enough
fresh air.
ONLY use a generator outdoors and far away from open windows, doors,
and vents. These openings can pull in generator exhaust. Even when you
use a generator correctly, CO may leak into the home. ALWAYS use a CO
alarm in your home.
If you start to feel sick, dizzy, or weak after the generator has been
running, move to fresh air RIGHT AWAY and seek medical attention. You
could have carbon monoxide poisoning. Never run the generator in an
enclosed or even partially enclosed area where people may be present.
Using a generator indoors can KILL YOU IN MINUTES.
Generator exhaust contains carbon monoxide.
This is poison that you cannot see or smell.
NEVER use inside a home
or garage. EVEN if doors
and windows are open.
Avoid other generator hazards
READ MANUAL BEFORE USE.
TOXIC FUMES HAZARD. Running engines give off
carbon monoxide, an odourless poisonous gas
that can cause nausea, fainting, or death. Do
not start engine indoors or in an enclosed area,
even if the windows and doors are open.
DANGER TOXIQUE. Faire fonctionner un moteur dégage de
l'oxyde de carbone, un gaz inodore toxique qui peut
provoquer la nausée, évanouissement ou la mort. Ne
démarrer pas le moteur à l'intérieur ou dans une espace clos,
meme si les fenêtres et les portes sont ouvertes.
Only use OUTSIDE and
far away from windows,
doors, and vents.
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