Sears D20508 Maintenance, Connecting Electrical Loads, Customer Responsibilities Table

You MUST unplug any load from the generator before starting to prevent permanent damage to any

appliances.

•Grasp handle on rope starter and pull slowly until resistance is felt. Let the rope rewind slowly. Pull rope with a rapid full arm stroke. Let rope rewind slowly. Repeat if necessary.

NOTE: IF ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS TOO LOW, EN- GINE WILL NOT START. CHECK OIL LEVEL AND ADD IF NECESSARY.

•When engine starts, gradually move the choke to the "NO CHOKE" position.

IMPORTANT: Allow generator to run at no load for 5 minutes upon each initial start-up to allow engine and generator to stabilize.

STOPPING ENGINE

•Disconnect all electrical loads.

•Turn ON/OFF switch to "STOP" position.

•Close fuel shut-off valve.

ON

STOP

IMPORTANT: Never store engine with fuel in tank, indoors, or in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas or where fuel fumes may reach an open flame.

CONNECTING ELECTRICAL LOADS

•Let engine run and warm up for five minutes after starting with no electrical load.

Connect loads in the following manner to prevent damage to equipment:

•Connect inductive load equipment first, inductive loads consist of refrigerators, freezers, water pumps, air conditioners, or small hand tools. Connect the items that require the most wattage first.

•Connect the lights next.

•Voltage sensitive equipment should be the last equipment connected to the generator. Plug voltage sensitive appliances such at TV's, VCR's, microwaves, ovens, computers, and cordless telephones into a UL listed voltage surge protec- tor, then connect the UL listed voltage surge protector to the generator.

IMPORTANT: You should always add up the rated watts of all lights, tools and appliances you are powering at one time. This total should not exceed the rated capacity of you generator or circuit breaker rating of the receptacle supplying power.

MAINTENANCE

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES TABLE

Before each	Every 25	Every 50	Every 100
use	Hours of Every	Hours of Every	Hours of Every
	Season	Season	Season

MAINTENANCE TASK
Check oil level	X	See Note 2
Change oil			See Note 1
Clean Air Filter Assembly		X
Check Spark Plug		X	X
Prepare Unit for Storage	Prepare unit for storage if it is to remain idle for more than 30 days.

Note 1: Change oil after first two (2) operating hours and every 50 operating hours thereafter, more often if operated in extreme dusty or dirty conditions.

Note 2: Check oil after 5 hours of operation (See the Oil paragraph on page 15 of this section)

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