Table Of Contents - Westinghouse WH4500 Owner's Manual

CONGRATULATIONS ON OWNING A WESTINGHOUSE GENERATOR .........................................................3
For Your Records: .........................................................................................................................................3
Product Registration .....................................................................................................................................3
Product Registration Form ............................................................................................................................3
SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................................................7
SAFETY DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................7
SAFETY SYMBOL DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................7
GENERAL SAFETY RULES ...............................................................................................................................8
SAFETY LABELS AND DECALS .....................................................................................................................10
UNPACKING ...........................................................................................................................................................12
UNPACKING THE GENERATOR ......................................................................................................................12
WHEEL KIT ACCESSORIES BOX ...................................................................................................................12
Components: ..............................................................................................................................................12
ASSEMBLY .............................................................................................................................................................14
ASSEMBLY - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0612 AND EARLIER .....................................................................14
ASSEMBLY - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0712 AND LATER ..........................................................................16
INSTALLING THE BATTERY (ELECTRIC START GENERATORS ONLY) .......................................................18
FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................................19
GENERAL GENERATOR FEATURES ..............................................................................................................19
CONTROL PANEL FEATURES ........................................................................................................................21
OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................................22
BEFORE STARTING THE GENERATOR .........................................................................................................22
ADDING / CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND FUEL .......................................................................................24
Checking and / or Adding Engine Oil ..........................................................................................................24
Adding Gasoline to the Fuel Tank ...............................................................................................................24
STARTING THE GENERATOR .........................................................................................................................25
Manually Starting a Generator ...................................................................................................................25
Starting an Electric Start Generator ...........................................................................................................27
STOPPING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................28
Normal Operation .......................................................................................................................................28
During an Emergency .................................................................................................................................28
MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................................................................29
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................29
Maintenance Schedule ...............................................................................................................................29
ENGINE OIL MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................................30
Engine Oil Specifi cation ..............................................................................................................................30
Checking Engine Oil ...................................................................................................................................30
Adding Engine Oil .......................................................................................................................................31
Changing Engine Oil ...................................................................................................................................31
AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................31
Cleaning the Air Filter .................................................................................................................................31
SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................33
CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0612 AND EARLIER ............................34
CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0712 AND LATER.................................35
CLEANING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................35
BATTERY SERVICE .........................................................................................................................................36
LONG-TERM STORAGE ..................................................................................................................................36
Storage Procedure for 1 - 3 Months ...........................................................................................................36
Storage Procedure for Greater Than 3 Months ..........................................................................................36
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................37
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................................37
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................................39
WESTPRO POWER SYSTEMS "THREE YEAR" LIMITED WARRANTY .........................................................39
WESTPRO'S RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................................39
OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY ....................................................................................................................39
PRODUCT WARRANTY APPLICATIONS AND PRODUCT WARRANTY PERIODS ................................39
CONSUMER APPLICATION ................................................................................................................39

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