TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LIMITED WARRANTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-40
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have purchased a heavy duty 5750 watt Generator featuring Snap On XT390
13 HP OHV 389CC engine for strong, steady performance. Additional features
include easy to use controls, heavy duty components and circuit protection.
Thanks for choosing this product. Our aim is to provide you with the highest quality
professional products, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your product and our
Customer Service. If any help or advice is needed, please contact us at 1-888-278-8092.
When properly cared for, this product will give you many years of satisfaction.
INTRODUCTION
This instruction manual is intended for your benefit. Please read and follow the safe-
ty, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting steps described within to ensure
your safety and satisfaction. The contents of this instruction manual are based upon
the latest product information available at the time of publication. The manufactur-
er reserves the right to make product changes at any time without notice.
GENERAL SAFETY
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
Failure to follow all instructions in this manual may result in severe per-
sonal injury or death. Keep this manual and refer to it for Safety
Instructions, Operating Procedures, and Warranty.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS
The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possible condi-
tions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and cleaning power tools.
Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the
DANGER
,
WARNING
,
CAUTION
and
NOTE
statements in this manual.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONGRATULATIONS!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INTRODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GENERAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 2-4
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UNPACKING & INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SAFETY WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
GENERAL SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
SAFETY RULES FOR GASOLINE ENGINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ADDING OR DRAINING FUEL TO OR FROM THE ENGINE . . . . . . . 8-9
STARTING THE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS OR REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE . . . . . . . . 10
TESTING SPARK PLUG FOR SPARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TRANSPORTING OR REPAIRING EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STORING FUEL OR EQUIPMENT WITH FUEL IN FUEL TANK . . . . . 11
SAFETY RULES FOR GENERATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
PREPARING THE PORTABLE GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20
ADDING ENGINE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LOW OIL SENSOR AND LED DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
ADDING FUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SYSTEM GROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CONNECTING TO A BUILDING’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . 19
HOUR METER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
OPERATING THE GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-27
STARTING THE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
OUTLETS AND CIRCUIT PROTECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22
CONNECTING TO GENERATOR OUTLETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23
GENERATOR CAPACITY AND APPLIANCE WATTAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26
STOPPING THE GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CLEANING GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30
GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
PREPARING FOR USE AFTER STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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