Generac Portable Products SE10000 Generator
•The generator produces a very powerful voltage that can cause serious injury or death by electrocution. Never touch bare wires or receptacles. Never permit a child or any unqualified person to operate the generator.
•Never handle any kind of electrical cord or device while standing in water, while barefoot or while hands or feet are wet.
•Use a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) in any damp or highly conductive area (such as metal decking or steel work).
•Never use worn, bare, frayed or otherwise damaged electrical cords with the generator.
•Gasoline is highly FLAMMABLE and its vapors are EXPLOSIVE. Never allow smoking, open flames, sparks or heat in the vicinity while handling gasoline. Avoid spilling gasoline on a hot engine. Comply with all laws regulating storage and handling of gasoline.
•Do not overfill the fuel tank. Allow room for fuel expansion. If tank is overfilled, fuel can overflow onto a hot engine and cause a FIRE or an
EXPLOSION.
•Never store a generator with fuel in the tank where gasoline vapors might reach an open flame, spark or pilot light (as on a furnace, water heater, clothes dryer). FIRE or an EXPLOSION may result.
•Do not insert any object through cooling slots of the engine. You could damage the unit or injure yourself.
•The unit requires an adequate flow of cooling air for its continued proper operation. Never operate the unit inside any room or enclosure where the free flow of cooling air into and out of the unit might be obstructed. Allow at least 3 feet of clearance on all sides of generator or you could damage the unit.
•Never operate the generator:
in rain; in any enclosed compartment; if connected electrical devices overheat; if electrical output is lost; if engine or generator sparks; if flame or smoke is observed while unit is running; if unit vibrates excessively.
GROUNDING THE
GENERATOR
The National Electric Code requires the frame and external electrically conductive parts of the generator be properly connected to approved earth ground. Local electrical codes may also require proper grounding of the unit. For this purpose, a grounding wing nut (Figure 1) is provided on the cradle.
Figure 1 — Location of Grounding Wing Nut
Grounding Wing Nut |
Generally, connecting a No. 12 AWG (American Wire Gauge) stranded copper wire to the grounding wing nut and to an
Properly grounding the generator helps prevent electrical shock if ground fault conditions exists in the generator or in connected electrical devices. Proper grounding also helps dissipate static electricity, which often builds up in ungrounded devices.
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