Install Manual

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3. Pre-Installation Considerations 3-2016

◦ DC control or AC sense wires 1000-2000 feet circuit length => 16-14 AWG

of the insulation type below

• All AC and DC wires and cables must be rated 75 °C minimum, stranded

copper, and rated for wet locations.

◦ For wire sizes 14 AWG and larger, use insulation types: RHW, RHW-2,

THHW, THW, THW-2, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW, XHHW-2, USE-2, ZW-2

◦ For wire sizes 16 and 18 AWG, use insulation types: FFH-2, KFF-2, PAFF,

PFF, PGFF, PTFF, RFH-2, RFHH-2, RFHH-3, SFF-2, TFF, TFFN, ZFF

• Code compliant 20 A, 120 VAC, GFCI protected circuit for alternator heaters,

battery charger, coolant heater, oil heater, and/or battery heater (if equipped)

• Code compliant conduit for all wires

Mounting Materials:

• Four base tie-down bolts

NOTICE

Seismic zone installations require compliance to specific mounting

configurations.

Fuel Materials:

• Flexible fuel line (provided with generator)

• UL listed pipe thread sealant

• Fuel line (natural gas and propane: 6 - 12 inch water column [1.5 - 3.0 kPa] fuel

pressure) at generator set

• Fuel pressure regulator (as required)

• Manual fuel shut-off at generator set ahead of automatic valves on generator

set fuel system

Loose Parts Shipped With the Generator

The following loose parts are shipped with the generator set:

• Flexible fuel hose assembly

• Two enclosure keys (where applicable)

• Battery tie-down

• Sound level 2 baffle (where applicable)

• Weather enclosure exhaust elbow (where applicable)

• Literature (Operator Manual, Installation Manual, Health and Safety Manual,

and Warranty Statements)