Porter-Cable BSI525 instruction manual Risk of Fire, Unit Indoors or in ANY, Confined Area

RISK OF FIRE

HAZARD	WHAT CAN HAPPEN	HOW TO PREVENT IT
Attempting to	Gasoline and gasoline vapors	Turn engine off and allow it to
fill the fuel tank	can become ignited by coming	cool before adding fuel to the
while the engine	in contact with hot components	tank. Equip area of operation
is running.	such as the muffler, engine	with a fire extinguisher certified
	exhaust gases, or from an	to handle gasoline or fuel fires.
	electrical spark.
Sparks, fire, hot	Cigarettes, sparks, fires, or	Add fuel to tank in well
objects	other hot objects can cause	ventilated area. Make sure there
	gasoline or gasoline vapors to	are no sources of ignition near
	ignite.	the generator.
Improper storage	Improperly stored fuel could	Store fuel in a OSHA approved
of fuel	lead to accidental ignition. Fuel	container designed to hold
	improperly secured could get	gasoline. Store container in se-
	into the hands of children or	cure location to prevent use by
	other unqualified persons.	others.
Inadequate	Materials placed against or near	Operate generator in a clean, dry,
ventilation for	the generator or operating the	well ventilated area a minimum of
generator	generator in areas where the	four feet from any building, object
	temperature exceeds 104° F. am-	or wall. DO NOT OPERATE
	bient (such as storage rooms or	UNIT INDOORS OR IN ANY
	garages) can interfere with its	CONFINED AREA.
	proper ventilation features caus-
	ing overheating and possible ig-
	nition of the materials or build-
	ings.
Tampering with	Engine speed has been factory	Never attempt to “speed-up”
factory set	set to provide safe operation.	the engine to obtain more per-
engine speed	Tampering with the engine speed	formance. Both the output
settings.	adjustment could result in	voltage and frequency will be
	overheating of attachments and	thrown out of standard by this
	could cause a fire.	practice, endangering
		attachments and the user.
Overfilling the fuel	Spilled fuel and its vapors can	Use care in filling the tank to
tank – fuel	become ignited from hot	avoid spilling fuel. Make sure
spillage.	surfaces or sparks.	fuel cap is secured tightly and
		check engine for fuel leaks
		before starting engine. Move
		generator away from refueling
		area or any spillage before
		starting engine. Allow for fuel
		expansion. Keep maximum fuel
		level ¼ inch below the tip of the
		fuel tank. Never refuel with the
		engine running.

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