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Thisratingisapplicabletoinstallationsservedbya
reliablenormalutilitysource.Thisratingisonlyapplicable
tovariableloadswithanaverageloadfactorof80%of
thestandbyrating.Thestandbyratingisonlyapplicable
foroptionalstandbypowerwherethegeneratorset
servesasthebackuptothenormalutilitysource.
Usethewattagereferencetableprovidedandmarkthose
circuitsyouconsider“critical”or“essential”.Makesureyou
andyourinstallerconsiderthesystem’saltitudeabovesea
levelandtheambienttemperaturerangewhendetermining
totalgeneratorload.
IMPORTANT :Whenusingthe100Ampor00Amptransfer
switchwiththehomegenerator,youmustturnoffanynon
essentialloads.Failuretoturnoffnonessentialloadscould
overloadthegeneratorcausingittoshutdown.
Someexamplesofnonessentialloadsareasfollows:
• Poolpump
• Hottub
• Electrichottuband/orpoolheaters
• Centralairconditioners
• Electrichotwaterheaters
• Electricrangeand/oroven
• Arcwelder
• Nonessentialelectricheaters
Fuel and Electrical Inlet Locations
Thefuelinletconnector( A )andelectricalinlet( B )isshown
below.
Access Covers
Thehomegeneratorisequippedwithanenclosurethathasa
removableroofandanaccesscoverforthecontrolpanel.
To Remove Roof:
Removethefourscrewsandliftoff.
To Remove Access Cover:
1. Removeroofasdescribedabove.
. Removescrewattopofaccesscover.
3. Pullaccesscoveroutward(away)fromunitwhilepulling
coverupwardandoutofbase.Coverwillcomefree.
To Install Access Cover and Roof:
1. Guidebottomofaccesscoverintobase.
. Pushaccesscoveruntilitisflushwithsides.
3. Replacecoverscrew.
4. Replaceroofandscrews.
A
4.5”
13.5”
B