Install Manual

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1. Important Safety Instructions3-2016

WARNING

Automated Machinery

Accidental or remote starting of the generator set can cause severe personal

injury or death.

Isolate all auxiliary supplies and use an insulated wrench to disconnect the

starting battery cables (negative [–] first).

NOTICE

Keep multi-class ABC fire extinguishers handy. Class A fires involve

ordinary combustible materials such as wood and cloth. Class B fires

involve combustible and flammable liquid fuels and gaseous fuels. Class C

fires involve live electrical equipment. (Refer to NFPA No. 10 in applicable

region.)

NOTICE

Before performing maintenance and service procedures on enclosed

generator sets, make sure the service access doors are secured open.

NOTICE

Stepping on the generator set can cause parts to bend or break, leading to

electrical shorts, or to fuel, coolant, or exhaust leaks. Do not step on the

generator set when entering or leaving the generator set room.

1.4 Generator Set Voltage Is Deadly

• Generator set output connections must be made by a trained and experienced

electrician in accordance with all applicable codes.

• This generator set and the public utility may only be connected to house circuits

by means of the automatic transfer switch.

CAUTION

Improper connections can lead to electrocution of utility workers and

damage to equipment. Make sure that the connections are installed

properly by a trained technician.

• Use caution when working on live electrical equipment. Remove jewelry, and

make sure clothing and shoes are dry. Stand on a dry wooden platform.

1.5 Engine Exhaust Is Deadly

• See The Hazards of Carbon Monoxide to learn the symptoms of Carbon

Monoxide poisoning.