Generator Location
The actual physical location of your home generator has a direct affect on:
1.The amount of plumbing required to fuel your generator.
2.The amount of wiring required to control and connect your generator.
NOTE: Specific location guidelines are discussed in the Installation Manual. Acquaint yourself with that information and confer with your installer. Be sure to ask how your site might affect installation costs and compliance with local codes and standards.
Generator Clearances
The generator must be installed outdoors. DO NOT install generator where exhaust gas could accumulate and enter inside or be drawn into a potentially occupied building.
Ensure exhaust gas is kept away from any windows, doors, ventilation intakes or other openings that can allow exhaust gas to collect in a confined area. Prevailing winds and air currents should be taken into consideration when positioning generator. See the Installation Manual for full details on safe generator location.
warning
Exhaust heat/gases can ignite combustibles or structures causing a fire.
•DO NOT install the generator closer than 5 feet (1.5m) from any combustibles or structures with combustible walls having a fire resistance rating of less than 1 hour.
•Keep at least minimum distances shown in General Location Guidelines in Installation Manual to insure for proper generator cooling and maintenance clearances.
Essential Circuits
As a home generator owner, it is important that you clearly identify the circuits in your building that are “essential” to you.
It is also important that your installer understand which circuits you want to include as “Essential Circuits”. Depending on the power consumed by these circuits, most or all of them can be switched to the home generator for the duration of normal power interruption.
The wattage reference table that follows will assist you with your
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q | Air Conditioner (12,000 Btu)* | 1700 |
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q | Air Conditioner (24,000 Btu)* | 3800 |
q | Air Conditioner (40,000 Btu)* | 6000 |
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q | Battery Charger (20 Amp) | 500 |
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q | Circular Saw | 800 to 1000 |
q | Clothes Dryer (Electric)* | 5750 |
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q | Clothes Dryer (Gas)* | 700 |
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q | Clothes Washer* | 1150 |
q | Coffee Maker | 1750 |
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q | Compressor (1 HP)* | 2000 |
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q | Compressor (1/2 HP)* | 1400 |
q | Compressor (3/4 HP)* | 1800 |
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q | Curling Iron | 700 |
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q | Dehumidifier* | 650 |
q | Electric Blanket | 400 |
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q | Electric Range (per element) | 1500 |
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q | Electric Skillet | 1250 |
q | Freezer* | 700 |
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q | Furnace Fan (1/2 HP)* | 800 |
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q | Garage Door Opener* | 500 to 750 |
q | Hair Dryer | 1200 |
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q | Hand Drill | 250 to 1100 |
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q | Iron | 1200 |
q | Jet Pump* | 800 |
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q | Light Bulb | 100 |
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q | Microwave Oven | 700 to 1000 |
q | Milk Cooler* | 1100 |
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q | Oil Burner on Furnace | 300 |
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q | Oil Fired Space Heater (140,000 Btu) | 400 |
q | Oil Fired Space Heater (30,000 Btu) | 150 |
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q | Oil Fired Space Heater (85,000 Btu) | 225 |
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q | Radio | 50 to 200 |
q | Refrigerator | 700 |
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q | Slow Cooker | 200 |
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q | Submersible Pump (1 HP)* | 2000 |
q | Submersible Pump (1/2 HP)* | 1500 |
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q | Submersible Pump | 2800 |
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q | Sump Pump* | 800 to 1050 |
q | Table Saw (10”)* | 1750 to 2000 |
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q | Television | 200 to 500 |
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q | Toaster | 1000 to 1650 |
*Allow three (3) times listed watts for starting device
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