Lifting The Generator; Concrete Anchoring Of Unit - Briggs & Stratton Generator System Installation & Start-Up Manual

Lifting the Generator

WARNING Hazardous Voltage - Contact with power
lines could cause electric shock or burns,
resulting in death or serious injury.
Lifting Hazard / Heavy Object - Could result
in serious injury.
If lifting or hoisting equipment is used, DO NOT contact
any power lines.
DO NOT lift or move generator without assistance.
Use lifting pipes as described in Lifting the Generator.
DO NOT lift unit by roof as damage to generator
will occur.
The generator weighs more than 330 pounds (150 kg).
Proper tools, equipment and qualified personnel should be
used in all phases of handling and moving the generator.
steel pipe (A), supplied by the installer, are required to lift the
generator manually. Insert pipes through the lifting holes (B)
located near the unit's base.
attached to the lifting pipes, provided that you use a spreader
bar to ensure that the chains or cables DO NOT touch the
generator's roof.

Concrete Anchoring of Unit

In areas determined to be hurricane prone, it is
recommended to anchor the standby generator to concrete.
The concrete anchors must be rated to hold 800 lbs ( kg).
There are three (C) 7/16 inch hole locations in the base of the
generator in which to anchor the unit.
NOTICE Unless mandated by local or state code, a
concrete slab is not required.
C
C
A
B
C
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