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Installation and
Start-Up Manual
Manual de Instalación y
Arranque
Manuel d'Installation et
Démarrage
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Home Generator
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS EQUIPMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DESCRIPTION EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 This product is intended for use as an optional home CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 standby system which provides an alternate source of INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 electric
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING Propane and Natural Gas are extremely RULES flammable and explosive. Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or The safety alert symbol ( ) is used with a signal word death. (DANGER, CAUTION,WARNING), a pictorial and/or a safety message to alert you to hazards. DANGER indicates � Install the fuel supply system according to applicable fuel-gas a hazard which, if not avoided, will
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Required Specialty Tools/Equipment INSTALLATION � Two 48” lengths of 1” OD pipe (NOT conduit) PROCEDURES � Hole punches for 16ga steel � Torque screwdriver, 5 to 50 inch-pound range Unpacking Precautions Home Standby Generator Location The unit is shipped bolted to its mounting pad, ready for Before installing generator, consult with homeowner and installation.Avoid damage from dropping, bumping, collision, convey the following
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual If mandated by local code, construct a concrete slab at least Figure 1 — Home Standby Generator Clearances 3 inches thick and 6 inches longer and wider than the unit. Attach unit to slab with 1/4” diameter (minimum) masonry anchor bolts long enough to retain the unit. Fuel and Electrical Inlet Dimensions Figure 2, below, depicts the location of the fuel piping Exhaust connector.Also shown is the recommended location for Port pun
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Battery Door Air Intake Door Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Two 48” lengths of 1” O.D. pipe (supplied by the installer) Retouch any chipped paint with supplied touch-up paint. After paint is dry, and the unit is in place, fill the lifting holes are required to lift the generator manually. Insert pipes with the supplied lifting hole plugs. through the lifting holes located near the unit’s base, as shown in Figure 3. Access Doors Figure 3 — Location of Lifting
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual To Remove an Access Door: THE GASEOUS FUEL 1. Insert key into lock of access door you wish to remove and turn one quarter turn clockwise. SYSTEM NOTE: The key is retained in the lock when the locks are WARNING open. Propane and Natural Gas is extremely 2. Grasp door’s lift handle and pull door upwards until flammable and explosive. security pins are free of lower base. Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or 3. With the secu
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual � Piping must be of the correct size to maintain the � Where the formation of hydrates or ice is known to required supply pressures and volume flow under varying occur, piping should be protected against freezing.The generator load conditions with all gas appliances termination of hard piping should include a sediment trap connected to the fuel system turned on and operating. where condensate is not likely to freeze. � Use an ap
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Fuel Consumption Fuel Pipe Sizing See Figure 7 for fuel supply requirements at half and full Figures 8 and 9 provide the maximum capacity of pipe in load for both natural gas and LP vapor. cubic feet of gas per hour for gas pressures of 0.5 psi or less and a pressure drop of 0.3 in. water column. Specific Figure 7 — Fuel Supply Requirements gravity of gas is shown. Model Natural Gas* LP Vapor** Listed values compensate for a nom
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual KNOW YOUR SYSTEM CONTROL BOARD Compare this Control Board illustration with your generator to familiarize yourself with the location of these important controls and connections: 50/60 Hz Switch 12 Volt DC, Emergency Failure Exercise Failure .5 Amp Output Remote LED Output 12 Volt DC, .5 Amp Output — Internal power supply. Exercise Failure — Use NO1, Common1 and NC1 to hook up a siren, light, etc. to alert you in case of a failur
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Generator AC Connection System Grounding the Generator A single-phase, three-wire AC connection system is used in Ground the Home Standby Generator per applicable the Home Standby Generator.The stator assembly consists codes, standards, and regulations.The generator GND lug is of a pair of stationary windings with two leads brought out located inside the air intake door. of each winding.The junction of leads 22 and 33 forms the
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual System Control Panel CAUTION Figure 11 depicts the Home Standby Generator control Any attempt to crank or start the engine before it has panel, located inside the generator housing. Brief been properly serviced with the recommended oil will descriptions of the controls used during installation. More result in equipment failure. information may be found in the operator’s Manual. � Refer to engine manual for oil fill information.
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual 5. Connect the negative battery cable to the negative DANGER battery terminal (indicated by NEGATIVE, NEG, or (-). Storage batteries give off explosive hydrogen gas 6. Ensure hardware on both positive and negative battery during recharging. terminals is secure. Slightest spark will ignite hydrogen and cause 7. Reinstall the 15 Amp fuse in the control panel. explosion. 8. Set the generator's “AUTO/OFF/MANUAL” switch to Battery el
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Engine Adjustment INITIAL START-UP (NO LOAD) There are regional variances in the composition of natural Begin testing the system without any electrical loads gas. Each HSG unit is adjusted at the factory for NG connected, as follows: operation. If the generator output voltage or frequency 1. Set the AUTO/OFF/MANUAL switch to OFF. measured during Initial Start-Up (paragraph #9) is outside the listed ranges, the combustibility of
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual 7. Normal no load frequency is 62.0 to 62.5 Hz. If AUTOMATIC OPERATION adjustment is needed at no load, slowly rotate the governor adjustment nut (Figure 14) clockwise and/or SEQUENCE counterclockwise until frequency is 62.0 to 62.5 Hz. The generator’s control panel houses a logic control circuit Figure 14 — Governor Adjustment Nut board.This control board constantly monitors utility power source voltage. Should that voltage dro
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual NOTE: “Set Exercise” will only work if the unit is in the SETTING EXERCISE TIMER Automatic mode and this exact procedure is followed.The exerciser does not need to be re-set if the 15 Amp fuse is The Home Standby Generator is equipped with an exercise removed or changed.The exerciser will need to be re-set if timer that will start and exercise the system once every the 12 Volt DC battery is disconnected. seven days. During this
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator Installation Manual Fuel Comparison Chart Fuel Comparison Chart Physical Properties Butane Propane Natural Gas Normal Atmospheric State Gas Gas Gas Boiling Point (in °F): Initial 32 -44 -259 End 32 -44 -259 Heating Value: BTU per gallon (Net LHV*) 94,670 83,340 63,310 BTU per Gallon (Gross**) 102,032 91,547 Cubic Feet (Gas) 3,264 2,516 1,000 Density*** 31.26 36.39 57.75 Weight† 4.81 4.24 2.65 Octane Number: Research 94 110+ 11
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Generador Doméstico de Briggs & Stratton Power Products Manual de Instalación TABLA DE CONTENIDO DESCRIPCIÓN DEL EQUIPO Muchas gracias por comprar un generador de reserva TABLA DE CONTENIDO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 doméstico (HSG) Briggs & Stratton. Este producto está pensado DESCRIPCIÓN DEL EQUIPO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 para utilizarlo como un sistema de reserva doméstico opcional RESPONSABILIDADES DEL CLIENTE . . . . . . . .
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Generador Doméstico de Briggs & Stratton Power Products Manual de Instalación CONSERVE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES ADVERTENCIA DE SEGURIDAD El Gas Natural y el Propano son extremadamente inflamables y explosivos. El símbolo de alerta de seguridad ( ) es usado con una palabra El fuego o una explosión pueden causar quemaduras (PELIGRO,ADVERTENCIA, PRECAUCIÓN), un mensaje por severas e inclusive la muerte. escrito o una ilustración, para alertarlo acerca de cualquier situación de
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Generador Doméstico de Briggs & Stratton Power Products Manual de Instalación Herramientas/Equipos Especiales Necesarios PROCEDIMIENTOS DE � Dos largos de 48" de tubo de diámetro exterior 1" (NO tipo INSTALACIÓN conducto) � Perforadoras para acero tipo 16 Precauciones al Momento del Desempaque � Destornillador de torsión, de entre 5 y 50 libras por pulgada La unidad se envía abulonada a su placa de montaje, lista para Ubicación del Generador de Reserva engancharla hacia arriba.Tenga cuidado a fi
