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Generac Power Systems 5255 Owner Manual
72 pages 7.18 Mb
Installation and Owners ManualINTRODUCTIONREAD THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY 2 CONTENTS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE AUTHORIZED DEALER LOCATION 1-800-333-1322 4 GENERAL HAZARDS WARNING: WARNING:5 STANDARDS INDEX 6 1.2 PROTECTION SYSTEMS 1.3 NEC REQUIREMENT FOR ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION BREAKER FOR BEDROOMS1.3.1 SECTION 210.12 ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTIONSection 1 General Information 7 1.4 THE GENERATORFigure 1.3 13kW and 16kW, V-twin GT-990 Engine Figure 1.1 7kW, Single Cylinder GH-410 Engine Figure 1.2 10kW, V-twin GT-530 EngineSection 1 General Information 8 1.5 SPECIFICATIONS1.5.1 GENERATOR 1.5.2 ENGINE 1.6 SYSTEM SET LED 1.7 FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1.8 FUEL CONSUMPTION1.8.1 BTU FLOW REQUIREMENTS - NATURAL GAS DANGER 9 10 1.9 RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM1.9.1 7 KW, 410CC ENGINE Figure 1.4 Demand Regulator 1.9.2 10, 13 AND 16KW, V-TWIN ENGINESFigure 1.5 - 10kW, GT-530 (Inlet Hose Slid Back) Figure 1.6 - 10kW, GT-530 (Inlet Hose Slid Back) Figure 1.7 - 13/16kW, GT-990 (Airbox Cover Removed) Figure 1.8 - 13/16kW, GT-990 (Airbox Cover Removed) 11 1.10 LOCATION1.10.1 GENERATORFigure 1.9 Generator Clearances 12 1.10.2 TRANSFER SWITCH 1.10.2.1 7, 10, 13, and 16 kW Units (if equipped) 1.11 BATTERY REQUIREMENTS 1.12 BATTERY INSTALLATIONFigure 1.10 Battery Cable Connections 1.13 THE BATTERY 13 2.1 BEFORE INITIAL START-UP 14 2.2 CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH 2.4 GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOAD 15 2.5 CHECKING AUTOMATIC 2.6 ADJUSTING THE FUEL REGULATOR - 7KW (NATURAL GAS ONLY) Figure 2.1 7kW Fuel Regulator 410cc Engine Adjustment Screw Set Pin 16 2.7 ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT Figure 2.2 Engine Governor Adjustment Single Cylinder Engines 2.7.2 13 KW AND 16 KW UNITS 2.7.3 ADDITIONAL CORROSION PROTECTION 2.8 VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT2.8.1 7KW UNITS 2.8.2 10, 13, AND 16KW UNITSFigure 2.3 Voltage Adjustment Potentiometer Tur n t o adjust voltage. 3.1 USING THE AUTO/OFF/MANUAL SWITCH (FIGURE 3.1)3.1.1 AUTO POSITION 3.1.2 OFF POSITIONFigure 3.1 Generator Control Panel 3.1.3 MANUAL POSITION 17 3.1.4 CHOKE OPERATION 3.2 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER 3.3 SEQUENCE OF AUTOMATIC 3.4 MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION3.4.1 TRANSFER TO GENERATOR POWER SOURCE 18 Figure 3.2 Manual Transfer Switch Operation 3.4.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE 19 3.5 SETTING THE EXERCISE TIMER 20 3.6 PROTECTION SYSTEMS3.6.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH 3.6.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCHFigure 3.3 Low Oil Pressure and High Temperature Switches 3.6.3 OVERCRANK 3.7.3.1 Approximate Crank Cycle Times 3.6.4 OVERSPEED 3.6.5 RPM SENSOR FAILURE 3.6.6 LOW BATTERY 4.1 FUSESFigure 4.1 Generator Control Panel 4.2 CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL 21 Figure 4.2 Oil Dipstick and Fill, 7kW Figure 4.3 Oil Dipstick and Fill, 10kW Figure 4.4 Oil Dipstick and Fill, 13kW and 16kW 22 4.3 CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL4.3.1 OIL CHANGE INTERVALS 4.3.2 ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS 4.3.3 OIL & OIL FILTER CHANGE PROCEDUREFigure 4.5 Oil Drain Hose and Filter 4.4 CHANGING THE ENGINE AIR CLEANER 23 Air Filter4.4.1 7, 13, AND 16KW GENERATORSFigure 4.6 7 kW, Engine Air Cleaner Location Air Cleaner 3/4 Hole4.4.2 10KW GENERATORSFigure 4.7 10kW Engine Air Cleaner Control PanelFigure 4.8 13 kW and 16 kW Engine Air Cleaner 4.5 SPARK PLUG(S)Figure 4.9 Setting the Spark Plug Gap 4.6 BATTERY MAINTENANCE 24 4.7 ADJUSTING GH-410/GT-530/990 VALVE CLEARANCEFigure 4.10 - Valve Clearance Adjustment 4.8 COOLING SYSTEMFigure 4.11 Cooling Vent Locations 25 4.9 ATTENTION AFTER SUBMERSION 26 4.10 CORROSION PROTECTION4.11 OUT OF SERVICE PROCEDURE4.11.1 REMOVAL FROM SERVICE 4.11.2 RETURN TO SERVICE 27 4.12 SERVICE SCHEDULEATTENTION: It is recommended that all service work be performed by the nearest Authorized Dealer. 28 5.1 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDEProblem Cause Correction33 Electrical Schematic 8, 10, 12 and 16 Circuit Load Center Drawing No. 0F9775LC-CIRCUIT BREAKER (LOADS) C2-GENERATOR COIL & RECTIFIER LC F1,F2-5A, 600V FUSE XA,XB-LIMIT SWITCHES TR-TRANSFER RELAY TS-TERMINAL STRIP LEGEND C1-UTILITY COIL & RECTIFIER ATS 8 CIRCUIT LOAD CENTER 10 CIRCUIT LOAD CENTER 12 CIRCUIT LOAD CENTER 16 CIRCUIT LOAD CENTER ATS-AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH Wiring Diagram 10, 13 & 16kW, V-Twin Drawing No. 0F7822 34 -+HTO LOP CS ACTUATOR SP1 IM1 TB ENGINE WIRINGFS1 FS2 BATTERY (UTILITY) CHARGER SP2 IM2 IC GOVERNOR J1 CONTROL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ALARM INDICATORS L.E.D - 35 Wiring Diagram 10, 13 & 16kW, V-Twin Drawing No. 0F7822CLOSEST TO BEARING CUSTOMER CONNECTION6 OUTPUT TO TRANSFER 240V GENERATOR SWITCH CONTACTOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR MANUAL SW1 AUTO CONTROL PANEL BOX Electrical Schematic 10, 13 & 16kW, V-Twin Drawing No. 0F7823 37 ENGINE AND ALTERNATORSTATOR Wiring Diagram 7kW, Single Cylinder Drawing No. 0F7820ENGINE WIRINGLOP TB IC FS BATTERY (UTILITY) CHARGER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD J1 CONTROL SP IM HTO L.E.D - ALARM INDICATORS 38 + -41 ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR 66 7KW
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