Essential Circuits; Essential Circuit Selection - Briggs & Stratton 01938-0 Owner's Manual

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Essential Circuits
As a Home Standby Generator owner, it is important that
you clearly identify the circuits in your building that are
"essential" to you.
It is important that your installer understand which circuits
you want to include as "Essential Circuits". Depending on
the power consumed by these circuits, most or all of them
can be switched to the Home Standby Generator for the
duration of normal power interruption.
The wattage reference guide shown in Figure 2 will assist
you with your decision-making process. It provides the
wattage used by many ordinary household devices. Use it
as a guide when selecting your essential circuits. Review
this information with your installer and ask about any
technical considerations that might affect the cost of your
installation.
Essential Circuit Selection
When selecting the essential circuits that will be switched to
"Standby Power," it is important that the sum of the combined
circuit loads does not exceed the wattage/amperage capacity
of the generator.To help you with your selection of essential
circuits, please consider the following:
Add up the total wattage of all electrical devices to be
connected at one time.This total should NOT be
greater than the generator's wattage capacity.
The rated wattage of lights can be taken from light bulbs.
The rated wattage of tools, appliances and motors can
usually be found on a data plate or decal affixed to the
device.
If the appliance, tool or motor does not give wattage,
multiply 120 Volts times the ampere rating to determine
watts (Volts x Amps = Watts).
Some electric motors (induction types) require about
three times more watts of power for starting than for
running.This surge lasts for only a few seconds. Be sure
you allow for this high starting wattage when selecting
electrical devices that will be energized by the Home
Standby Generator:
• Figure the watts required to start the largest motor.
• Add that to the total running watts of all other
connected loads.
Device Running
Watts
[] Air Conditioner (I 2,000 Btu)* 1700
[] Air Conditioner (24,000 Btu)* 3800
[] Air Conditioner (40,000 Btu)* 6000
[] Battery Charger (20 Amp) 500
[] Circular Saw (6- I/2") 800 to 1000
[] Clothes Dryer (Electric)* 5750
[] Clothes Dryer (Gas)* 700
[] Clothes Washer* 1150
[] Coffee Maker 1750
[] Compressor (I HP)* 2000
[] Compressor (I/2 HP)* 1400
[] Compressor (3/4 HP)* 1800
[] Curling Iron 700
[] Dehumidifier* 650
[] Electric Blanket 400
[] Electric Range (per element) 1500
[] Electric Skillet 1250
[] Freezer* 700
[] Furnace Fan (3/5 HP)* 875
[] Garage Door Opener* 500 to 750
[] Hair Dryer 1200
[] Hand Drill 250 to 1100
[] Iron 1200
[] Jet Pump* 800
[] Light Bulb 100
[] Microwave Oven 700 to 1000
[] Milk Cooler* 1100
[] Oil Burner on Furnace 300
[] Oil Fired Space Heater (140,000 Btu) 400
[] Oil Fired Space Heater (30,000 Btu) 150
[] Oil Fired Space Heater (85,000 Btu) 225
[] Radio 50 to 200
[] Refrigerator 700
[] Slow Cooker 200
[] Submersible Pump (I HP)* 2000
[] Submersible Pump (I/2 HP)* 1500
[] Submersible Pump (I-I/2 HP)* 2800
[] Sump Pump* 800to 1050
[] Table Saw (I 0")* 1750 to 2000
[] Television 200 to 500
FI I Toaster 1000 to 1650
*Allow three (3) times listed watts for starting device