Owner's Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONGRATULATIONS ON OWNING A WESTINGHOUSE GENERATOR .........................................................3

For Your Records: .........................................................................................................................................3

Product Registration .....................................................................................................................................3

Product Registration Form ............................................................................................................................3

MODEL NUMBER REFERENCE ..............................................................................................................................4

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 .............................................................................................................................................................13

ASSEMBLY .......................................................................................................................................................13

INSTALLING THE BATTERY (ELECTRIC START GENERATORS ONLY) .......................................................15

FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................................16

GENERAL GENERATOR FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 16

CONTROL PANEL FEATURES ........................................................................................................................18

OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................................19

BEFORE STARTING THE GENERATOR .........................................................................................................19

POWER CORD .................................................................................................................................................20

Using Extension Cords ...............................................................................................................................20

Using Westinghouse Power Cord ...............................................................................................................21

TRANSFER SWITCH CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................ 21

ADDING / CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND FUEL .......................................................................................22

Checking and / or Adding Engine Oil .......................................................................................................... 22

Adding Gasoline to the Fuel Tank ............................................................................................................... 22

STARTING THE GENERATOR .........................................................................................................................23

Manually Starting a Generator ...................................................................................................................23

Starting an Electric Start Generator ...........................................................................................................25

STOPPING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................26

Normal Operation .......................................................................................................................................26

During an Emergency .................................................................................................................................26

MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................................................................27

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 27

Maintenance Schedule ...............................................................................................................................27

ENGINE OIL MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................................28

Engine Oil Speciﬁcation ..............................................................................................................................28

Checking Engine Oil ...................................................................................................................................28

Adding Engine Oil ....................................................................................................................................... 29

Changing Engine Oil ...................................................................................................................................29

AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................ 29

Cleaning the Air Filter .................................................................................................................................29

SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................32

BATTERY SERVICE .........................................................................................................................................33

Battery Replacement .................................................................................................................................. 33

CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR ..............................................................................................................34

CLEANING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................35

STORAGE ......................................................................................................................................................... 36

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................37

TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................................37

WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................................39

WESTPRO POWER SYSTEMS “THREE YEAR” LIMITED WARRANTY .........................................................39

WESTPRO’S RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................................ 39

OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY ....................................................................................................................39