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PLEASE NOTE:
This installation guide is not a substitute for the
“Installation and Owner’s Manual” that will be furnished
®
with the Guardian Home Standby Generator or the
®
“Owner’s Manual” furnished with the Guardian Ultra
Source Portable Generator you may purchase in the
future. Please review the installation procedure again at
the time of generator installation. This kit is not intended
®
for use with the Guardian Liquid-Cooled Generator
product line. This kit is not suggested to be compat
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Install your Ready Kit at the construction stage or to pre-existing homes . . . Use your Portable Generator for emergency power now . . . . . . Later install your Standby for automatic emergency power! 5FT. POWER CORD with NEMA 14-50 plug for Guardian Portable Gensets • 100 AMP automatic transfer switch with built-in load center 30ft. and 2ft. pre-wired conduits 5ft. power cord and 50 AMP plug KIT INCLUDES
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Installation Guide INSTALLATION DRAWING AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE EXTERNAL CONNECTION BOX
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PLEASE NOTE: This installation guide is not a substitute for the “Installation and Owner’s Manual” that will be furnished ® ® with the Guardian Home Standby Generator or the “Owner’s Manual” furnished wit the Guardian Ultra Source Portable Generator you may purchase in the future. Please review the installation procedure again ® at the time of generator installation. This kit is not intended for use with the Guardian Liquid-Cooled product line. This kit is not suggested to be compatible with o
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Installation Guide Designed with the homeowner in mind! 2 KIT INCLUDES: 3 50 AMP PLUG ON 5FT. POWER CORD 1 THE EXTERNAL CONNECTION BOX Located outside the home nearest the incoming gas service. 4 30’ FLEXIBLE CONDUIT Pre-wired from the automatic transfer switch with built- in emergency load center for connection to the external 5 connection box. PRE-WIRED AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH* AND 6 EMERGENCY LOAD CENTER WITH 12 CIRCUITS Installed within 1 foot of the home’s main distribution ITEMS YOU MU
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® MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION USING GUARDIAN PORTABLE GENERATOR TRANSFER TO GENERATOR POWER SOURCE WHEN Choose a lamp or light fixture located in a frequently UTILITY POWER FAILS occupied area of the house as a signal light to tell you when utility power has returned. This light 1. Set the generator’s 50 amp circuit breaker to its OFF should be on a utility powered circuit only so it (or open) position. operates independent of the generator. 2. Turn OFF the utility power supply to the transfer
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Installation Guide 11. Using appropriate 11 Mount External Connection Box fasteners, mount 8 Feed Conduit and Wires external connection box over pre-drilled Silicone Caulk hole to fully conceal the hole. (Seal around the hole and conduit with silicone caulk from both outside and inside of house.) The outer diameter of the conduit connector is 1-11/16” --- WARNING --- The external connection box must be locked to ensure 8. From the inside of the house, feed the end of the 30- safety and to d
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NOTE: Balance must be maintained when moving circuit 13b. In your main panel, remove the black (hot) wire from locations from main electrical distribution panel to a circuit breaker that protects a circuit you want to emergency load center. Circuit breaker positions have powered in the event of a power failure. Wire alternate buss bars vertically. Circuits sharing a neutral nut the black wire to the matching circuit lead wire wire should either be moved together to adjacent from the emergency c
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Installation Guide OPTIONAL USE WITH A PORTABLE GENERATOR ® An added feature of the GENERAC Generator Ready Kit is the ability to hook up a ® GUARDIAN ULTRA SOURCE portable generator. Included in the kit is a 5 foot electrical power cord (black & red), neutral (white) and ground (green) wires. At one end are the terminal connectors. At the other end is the male connector (NEMA ® 14-50) which plugs into the GUARDIAN ULTRA SOURCE portable generator’s control panel. To install this option, i
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Site Preparation and Standby Generator Placement 1 2 5 3 ft. 3 4 Crushed Stone or Pea Gravel 1. PLAN THE LOCATION OF YOUR GENERATOR. the location. Drill a 1-3/4” diameter hole through the sheathing and siding with hole saw. NOTE: Do not place the generator directly under a window. 6 Drill Hole Through House Select an area outside of your home nearest your incoming gas service. Determine where the generator will be placed outside of the home. Arrange for fuel piping with shut-off valve to be ru
