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Owner’s Manual
Manual del Propietario
Manuel d'Utilisation
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Part No. 190732GS Rev. 0 (06/13/02)
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS WARNING Safety Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 The engine exhaust from this product contains Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 chemicals known to the State of California to cause Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Kn
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual WARNING WARNING NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS PRIMARY Running engines produce heat.Temperature of POWER IN PLACE OF UTILITY OR IN muffler and nearby areas can reach or exceed LIFE-SUPPORT APPLICATIONS 150°F (65°C). Severe burns can occur on contact. WARNING Do not touch hot surfaces. Gasoline and its vapors are extremely flammable Allow equipment to cool before touching. and explosive. Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Read and understand the INTRODUCTION Owner Orientation Section of this manual BEFORE contracting or starting Briggs and Stratton has made every effort to provide for a your HGS installation. safe, streamlined and cost-effective installation. Because each installation is unique, it is impossible to know of and To arrange for proper installation, contact the store at which advise the trade of all conceivable procedures and method
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual The unit’s exhaust port must be at least 5 ft. (152 cm) from Generator Location any building opening (window, door, vent etc.), and the The actual physical location of your backup generator has a exhaust must not be able to accumulate in any occupied direct affect on the amount of wiring required to control area (Figure 1). and connect your generator. Figure 1 — Home Generator System Clearances NOTE: Specific location guideline
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Essential Circuits Figure 3 — Wattage Reference Guide Running As a Home Generator System owner, it is important that Device Watts you clearly identify the circuits in your building that are Air Conditioner (12,000 Btu)* 1700 "essential" to you.Your Home Generator System is Air Conditioner (24,000 Btu)* 3800 equipped with a Semi-Automatic Transfer Switch.When Air Conditioner (40,000 Btu)* 6000 properly wired, your sele
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Delivery Inspection UNPACKING After removing the carton, carefully inspect the Home Generator and Semi-Automatic Power Transfer Switch Generator components for any damage that may have occurred during Set the carton on a rigid flat surface with “This Side Up” shipment. arrows pointing upward. IMPORTANT: If loss or damage is noted at time of Carefully open the top flaps of the shipping carton. delivery, have the person(s) ma
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual 3B. Place one end of the needle nose pliers on the bottom INSTALL WHEEL KIT of the axle and the other end of the pliers on top of the e-ring. Seat the e-ring by pressing the pliers closed. To install your wheel kit, you need the following tools: 4. Slide the handle release pin lanyard loop onto the front Socket wrench with 1/2" or 13mm sockets wheel assembly bar, as shown. Phillips head screwdriver 5. Attach the front wheel
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual NOTE: The generator’s revolving field rides on a CHECK BATTERY / ATTACH prelubricated and sealed ball bearing that requires no additional lubrication for the life of the bearing. NEGATIVE BATTERY WIRE Add Gasoline The sealed battery on the generator is fully charged and WARNING! Never fill fuel tank indoors. Never pre–installed except for the negative (black) battery cable. fill fuel tank when engine is running or hot.Allow uni
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual KNOW YOUR HOME GENERATOR UNIT Read this owner’s manual and safety rules before operating your generator. Compare the illustrations with your generator to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. Engine Start Switch Rocker Switch Fuel Tank Choke Lever Hour Meter Light Switch Air Cleaner DC Float Charger Jack Circuit Spark Arrester Breakers Muffler 120 Vol
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual GROUNDING THE OPERATING THE GENERATOR GENERATOR The National Electrical Code requires that the frame and CAUTION! Never start or stop unit with external electrically conductive parts of this generator be electrical loads connected AND with the connected properly connected to an approved earth ground. Local devices turned ON. electrical codes may also require proper grounding of the unit.Whenever the unit is connected to the sys
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual 4A. For electric starting, press start switch on generator Let engine run at no–load for 30 seconds to stabilize the cradle.To prolong the life of the starter components, internal temperatures of engine and generator. press the starter button for no more than 15 seconds, Move the fuel valve to the “Off” position. and pause for 30 seconds. Wait for the engine to idle down. 4B. For manual starting, grasp starter grip and pu
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual How to Use the Battery Charger Figure 12 — 120/240 Volt AC, 30 Amp Receptacle 4-Wire Cord Set Use the battery float charger jack to keep the starting battery charged and ready for use. Battery charging should be done in a dry location, such as inside a garage. 240V Plug the charger into the unit’s “12V DC Float Charger” jack, which is located on the control panel (Figure 13). 120V 120V Plug battery charger into a 120 Volt AC
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual 3. Permit the generator output to stabilize (engine runs DON'T OVERLOAD YOUR smoothly and attached device operates properly. 4. Plug in and turn on the next load. GENERATOR 5. Again, permit the generator to stabilize. NOTE: Refer to this section when you are using the generator without the semi-automatic transfer switch.Ask 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional load. your semi-automatic transfer switch installer to review
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Figure 16 — Align Connectors at Generator OPERATING THE POWER TRANSFER SWITCH Switch To Generator Power To switch to generator power after a utility power failure: 1. Align the female socket of the power cord with the connection box receptacle’s mating male prongs, as shown in Figure 15. Push power cord connector in and twist clockwise to lock. Figure 15 — Connection Box Connection 3. Ensure generator is outdoors and fluids and
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual 4. At the generator, connect the other end of the power Switch To Utility Power cord to the generator (see Figure 16). Make sure the To revert from generator power to utility power circuit breaker on the generator is open (OFF). after utility power is restored: 5. Start the generator and let warm for five minutes.Turn 1. Open the main circuit breaker on the generator.After ON main breaker on generator.After ten seconds, the a t
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Engine Maintenance SPECIFICATIONS See engine owner’s manual for instructions. Generator CAUTION! Avoid prolonged or repeated skin contact with used motor oil. Used motor oil has Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01678 been shown to cause skin cancer in certain Rated Maximum Power . . . . . . . 6,500 Watts laboratory animals.Thoroughly wash exposed areas Rated Maximum Load Current: with soap and water. KEEP OUT OF RE
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual Other Storage Tips STORAGE To prevent gum from forming in fuel system or on The generator should be started at least once every seven essential carburetor parts, add fuel stabilizer into fuel days and allowed to run at least 15 minutes. If this cannot tank and fill with fresh gasoline. Run the unit for several be done and you must store the unit for more than 30 days, minutes to circulate the additive through the carburetor.
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System Owners Manual TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution 1. Generator circuit breaker is open. 1. Reset circuit breaker. Engine is running, but no AC output is available. 2. Poor wiring connections or 2. Check and repair. defective transfer switch. 3. Transfer switch circuit breaker 3. Reset or replace circuit breaker. open or defective. 4. Fault in generator. 4. Contact Briggs & Stratton service facility. Engine runs good but 1. Short
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