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Installation,
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WIRE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Recommended Torque Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Generator AC Connection System . . . . . . .
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY DANGER Storage batteries give off explosive hydrogen gas INSTRUCTIONS during recharging. Slightest spark will ignite hydrogen and cause The safety alert symbol ( ) is used with a signal word explosion. (DANGER, CAUTION,WARNING), a pictorial and/or a Battery electrolyte fluid contains acid and is safety message to alert you to hazards. DANGER indicates extreme
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual SAVE THESE CUSTOMER INSTRUCTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES Read and follow the instructions given in this manual, This manual contains important instructions that should be especially the section regarding selecting essential circuits. followed during installation and maintenance of the Follow a regular schedule in maintaining, caring for and generator and battery. using your Home Standby Generator, as s
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual KNOW YOUR HOME STANDBY GENERATOR 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. Generator is shown with roof, plastic Air Cleaner Engine Label Oil Fill access door and control panel door Cap/DipStick removed f
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual KNOW YOUR CONTROL PANEL Compare this Control Panel illustration with your generator to familiarize yourself with the location of these important controls: 15 Amp Fuse LED Light START/RUN/STOP Circuit Breaker Switch 15 Amp Fuse — Protects the Home Standby Generator “RUN” position is the normal operating mode.Allows DC control circuits. If the fuse has melted open or was you to start generator from a
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual OWNER ORIENTATION WARNING Propane and Natural Gas are extremely This section provides the Home Standby Generator owner flammable and explosive. with the information necessary to achieve the most Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or satisfactory and cost effective installation possible. death. The illustrations are for typical circumstances and are The Home Standby Generator is equipped with
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual General Location Guidelines Shipment Contents WARNING The Home Standby Generator is supplied with: Running generator gives off carbon monoxide, Home Standby Generator an odorless, colorless, poison gas. Pre-attached mounting pad Breathing carbon monoxide will cause nausea, One 24” flexible hook-up hose fainting or death. Installation, start-up and owner’s manual Installation checklist Op
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual Essential Circuits Figure 2 — Wattage Reference Guide Running Consult with owner to clearly identify the circuits in Device Watts building that are "essential". Air Conditioner (12,000 Btu)* 1700 It is important that you understand which circuits the Air Conditioner (24,000 Btu)* 3800 owner wants to include as "Essential Circuits". Depending Air Conditioner (40,000 Btu)* 6000 on the po
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual This rating is applicable to installations served by a Fuel Inlet Dimensions reliable normal utility source.This rating is only applicable Figure 4, below, depicts the location of the fuel piping to variable loads with an average load factor of 80% of connector. the standby rating.The standby rating is only applicable for optional standby power where the generator set Figure 4 — Generator Fuel Attac
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual Piping must be of the correct size to maintain the THE GASEOUS FUEL required supply pressures and volume flow under varying conditions. SYSTEM Use an approved pipe sealant or joint compound on all WARNING threaded fittings to reduce the possibility of leakage. Propane and Natural Gas are extremely Installed piping must be properly purged and leak tested, flammable and explosive. in accordance
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual Fuel Pipe Sizing Listed values compensate for a nominal amount of Figures 8 and 9 provide the maximum capacity of pipe in restriction from bends, fittings, etc. If an unusual number of cubic feet of gas per hour for gas pressures of 0.5 psi or fittings, bends, or other restrictions are used, please refer less and a pressure drop of 0.3 in. water column. Specific to federal and local codes. gravity o
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual Fuel Comparison Chart Fuel Comparison Chart Physical Properties Propane Natural Gas Normal Atmospheric State Gas Gas Boiling Point (in °F): Initial -44 -259 End -44 -259 Heating Value: BTU per gallon (Net LHV*) 83,340 63,310 BTU per Gallon (Gross**) 91,547 Cubic Feet (Gas) 2,516 1,000 Density*** 36.39 57.75 Weight† 4.24 2.65 Octane Number: Research 110+ 110+ Motor 97 * LHV (Low
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual Using installer-supplied minimum 300V, 16 AWG stranded WIRE CONNECTIONS copper wire, connect control circuit terminals in the control panel to the Transfer Switch. Recommended T orque Values Remote Start Switch with LED Torque all wire connections/fasteners to values The light on the remote start switch plate is referred to as recommended in Figure 10. Suitable for copper wire of the LED.The LED wil
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual NOTE: With the battery installed and utility power Battery Connection available to the Automatic Transfer Switch, the battery The Home Standby Generator is supplied with a 12Volt receives a trickle charge whenever the engine is not DC,AGM type, 33 Amp-Hour, valve regulated battery. It is a running.This process may take up to 72 hours to fully sealed, lead-acid rechargeable battery. It is installed i
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual NOTE: When the Home Standby Generator is started for FUEL SYSTEM SELECTION the very first time, it will require that air in the gaseous fuel lines be purged.This may take a few minutes. The engine of your Home Standby Generator is factory calibrated to run on natural gas (NG). It may also be 4. Listen for unusual noises, vibration or other indications operated on liquid propane (LP). of abnormal ope
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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Standby Generator Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM OPERATION Rated Maximum Power (LP*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0 kW To select system operation, do the following: Rated Maximum Load Current: 1. Push and hold START/RUN/STOP switch in START position until LED comes on. at 240 Volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.1 Amps 2. Refer to the transfer switch manual for proper transfer at 120 Volts .
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