Briggs & Stratton 10000 Watt, Operator'S Manual, Page: 5 / 68

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WARNING
Generatorproduceshazardousvoltage.
Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresult
inelectrocution.
Failuretoisolategeneratorfrompowerutility
canresultindeathorinjurytoelectricutility
workersduetobackfeedofelectricalenergy.
Whenusinggeneratorforbackuppower,notifyutility
company.
DONOTtouchbarewiresorreceptacles.
DONOTusegeneratorwithelectricalcordswhichare
worn,frayed,bareorotherwisedamaged.
DONOThandlegeneratororelectricalcordswhile
standinginwater,whilebarefoot,orwhilehandsorfeet
arewet.
Ifyoumustworkaroundaunitwhileitisoperating,
standonaninsulateddrysurfacetoreduceshockhazard.
DONOTallowunqualifiedpersonsorchildrentooperate
orservicegenerator.
Incaseofanaccidentcausedbyelectricalshock,
immediatelyshutdownthesourceofelectricalpowerand
contactthelocalauthorities. Avoid direct contact with
the victim.
Despitethesafedesignofthehomegenerator,operating
thisequipmentimprudently,neglectingitsmaintenance
orbeingcarelesscancausepossibleinjuryordeath.
Remainalertatalltimeswhileworkingonthis
equipment.Neverworkontheequipmentwhenyouare
physicallyormentallyfatigued.
Beforeperforminganymaintenanceonthegenerator,
disconnectthebatterycableindicatedbya NEGATIVE ,
NEG or (-) first.Whenfinished,reconnectthatcablelast.
Afteryourhomegeneratorisinstalled,thegenerator
maycrankandstartwithoutwarninganytimethereisa
powerfailure.Topreventpossibleinjury,alwayssetthe
generator’ssystemswitchto OFF ,removetheservice
disconnectfromthedisconnectbox AND removethe
15Ampfuse BEFORE workingontheequipment.
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WARNING
PropaneandNaturalGasareextremely
flammableandexplosive.
Fireorexplosioncancausesevereburnsor
death.
Installthefuelsupplysystemaccordingtoapplicable
fuel-gascodes.
Beforeplacingthehomegeneratorintoservice,thefuel
systemlinesmustbeproperlypurgedandleaktested.
Afterthegeneratorisinstalled,youshouldinspectthe
fuelsystemperiodically.
NOleakageispermitted.
DONOToperateengineifsmelloffuelispresentorother
explosiveconditionsexist.
DONOTsmokearoundthegenerator.Wipeupanyoil
spillsimmediately.Ensurethatnocombustiblematerials
areleftinthegeneratorcompartment.Keeptheareanear
thegeneratorcleanandfreeofdebris.
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WARNING
Contactwithmufflerareacanresultinserious
burns.
Exhaustheat/gasescanignitecombustiblesor
structurescausingafire.
DONOTtouchhotpartsandAVOIDhotexhaustgases.
Allowequipmenttocoolbeforetouching.
DONOTinstallthegeneratorcloserthan5feet(1.5m)
fromanycombustiblesorstructureswithcombustible
wallshavingafireresistanceratingoflessthan1hour.
Keepatleastminimumdistancesshownin
General
Location Guidelines toinsureforpropergenerator
coolingandmaintenanceclearances.
CodeofFederalRegulation(CFR)Title36Parks,Forests,
andPublicPropertyrequireequipmentpoweredbyan
internalcombustionenginetohaveasparkarrester,
maintainedineffectiveworkingorder,complyingto
USDAForestservicestandard5100-1Corlaterrevision.
IntheStateofCaliforniaasparkarresterisrequired
undersection444oftheCaliforniaPublicresources
code.Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws.
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