Generac Power Systems 04758-2, 04759-2, 04760-2 owner manual The Generator, General Information

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Section 1 — General Information

Guardian Air-cooled 7 kW, 12 kW and 15 kW Generators

1.4THE GENERATOR

Figure 1.1 – 7 kW, Single Cylinder GH-410 Engine

Oil Data

Dipstick Decal

Exhaust

Enclosure

Control

Panel

GFCI

Outlet

Fuel

Regulator

Fuel

Inlet

	Oil Filter	Battery
	Oil Filter	Compartment
		Compartment

Figure 1.2 – 12 kW/15 kW, V-twin GT-990/760 Engine

Exhaust Enclosure

		Control
Oil	Data	Panel
Oil	Data
Dipstick	Decal
		GFCI
		Outlet
		Fuel
		Regulator
		Fuel
		Inlet
Oil Filter	Battery	Composite Base
Oil Filter	Compartment
	Compartment

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Contents Installation and Owner’s Manual Models 04758-2 6 kW NG, 7 kW LP 04759-2 12 kW NG, 12 kW LP04760-2 13 kW NG, 15 kW LP This manual should remain with the unitINTRODUCTION ‹ CONTENTS‹ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ‹ HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICEIntroduction during operation. Exercise care near running generators GENERAL HAZARDSDespite the safe design of this generator Parts of the generator are rotating and/or hot‹ STANDARDS INDEX ELECTRICAL HAZARDSFIRE HAZARDS EXPLOSION HAZARDSDANGER 1.1 UNPACKING/INSPECTION1.2 PROTECTION SYSTEMS 1.3 SYSTEM SET LEDFigure 1.1 - 7 kW, Single Cylinder GH-410 Engine 1.4 THE GENERATORFigure 1.2 - 12 kW/15 kW, V-twin GT-990/760 Engine ‹ 1.5.1 GENERATOR 1.5 SPECIFICATIONS‹ 1.5.2 ENGINE DANGER 1.8 RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM1.6 FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1.7 FUEL CONSUMPTIONFigure 1.4 - Demand Regulator 1.9 LOCATION1.8.2 12KW AND 15KW, 990CC ENGINES 1.9.1 GENERATORFigure 1.5 - Battery Cable Connections 1.10 BATTERY INSTALLATION1.11 THE BATTERY 1.9.2 TRANSFER SWITCH 1.9.2.1 7 kW, 12 kW and 15 kW Units2.1 BEFORE INITIAL START-UP 2.2 CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH OPERATION2.3 ELECTRICAL CHECKS 2.5 CHECKING AUTOMATIC OPERATION 2.4 GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOADFigure 2.2 - Placement of Regulator 2.6 ADJUSTING THE REGULATOR NATURAL GAS ONLYFigure 2.1 - Dual Fuel Regulators Figure 2.5 - V-twin Full Load Speed Adjust Screw 2.7 ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENTFigure 2.4 - V-twin Engine Governor Adjustment Figure 2.3 - Single Cylinder Engine Governor AdjustmentFigure 2.6 - Voltage Adjustment Potentiometer 2.8 VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT3.1 BREAK-IN PROCEDURE 3.2 USING THE AUTO/OFF/MANUAL SWITCH FIGURE‹ 3.5.1 TRANSFER TO GENERATOR POWER SOURCE 3.3 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OPERATION3.5 MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION 3.4 SEQUENCE OF AUTOMATIC OPERATIONFigure 3.2 - Manual Transfer Switch Operation ‹ 3.5.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE‹ 3.7.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH ‹ 3.7.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCH‹ 3.7.3 OVERCRANK Figure 3.3 - Low Oil Pressure and High Temperature Switches4.2 CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL 4.1 FUSE4.4 CHANGING THE OIL FILTER 4.5 CHANGING THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER‹ 4.3.2 OIL CHANGE PROCEDURE 4.3 CHANGING THE ENGINE OILFigure 4.8 - Setting the Spark Plug Gap 4.7 BATTERY MAINTENANCEFigure 4.6 - 7 kW, Engine Air Cleaner Location Figure 4.7 - 12 kW and 15 kW Engine Air CleanerFigure 4.10 - Valve Clearance Adjustment 4.8 ADJUSTING VALVE CLEARANCE4.9 COOLING SYSTEM 4.10 ATTENTION AFTER SUBMERSION 4.12 OUT OF SERVICE PROCEDURE‹ 4.12.2 RETURN TO SERVICE ‹ 4.12.1 REMOVAL FROM SERVICE4.13 SERVICE SCHEDULE CORRECTION 5.1 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDEPROBLEM CAUSEENGINE WIRING 24 Generac Power Systems, IncSection 6 - Electrical Data CUSTOMER CONTROL PANEL BOXCONNECTION 26 Generac Power Systems, Inc Electrical Schematic - 12 & 15 kW - Drawing No. 0D8501-BSection 6 - Electrical Data Section 6 - Electrical Data 28 Generac Power Systems, IncCUSTOMER 225A 30 Generac Power Systems, Inc224A Electrical Schematic - 7 kW - Drawing No. 0D9014-C 32 Generac Power Systems, Inc Section 7 - Exploded Views and Parts ListsPART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION 34 Generac Power Systems, Inc PART NO. QTY. DESCRIPTION 27, 28 36 Generac Power Systems, Inc35, 36, 40 DESCRIPTION PART NO. QTY38 Generac Power Systems, Inc DESCRIPTION 14 20 40 Generac Power Systems, Inc1.25 FT 1.8 FT42 Generac Power Systems, Inc 3 FT 2.6 FT1.33 FT 44 Generac Power Systems, Inc DESCRIPTION 46 Generac Power Systems, Inc DESCRIPTION 48 Generac Power Systems, Inc DESCRIPTION Guardian Air-cooled 7 kW, 12 Drawing No. 0D3739-B 50 Generac Power Systems, IncALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS INCHES Section 8 - MountingSection 9 - Notes CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONSMANUFACTURER’S EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY COVERAGE PURCHASER’S/OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIESEMISSION RELATED PARTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTYTHIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY FOR GUARDIANPREPACKAGED EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC STANDBY GENERATORS WARRANTY SCHEDULE