Briggs & Stratton 01897-0 owner manual Table of Contents

Briggs & Stratton Power Products Standby Generator

Installation, Start-Up and Owner’s Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

For the Home or Business Owner: . . . . . . . . . . . 5

For the Installing Dealer/Contractor: . . . . . . . . . 5 KNOW YOUR STANDBY GENERATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 KNOW YOUR CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OWNER ORIENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fuel Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Power Decrease at High Altitude or High Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

INSTALLATION PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Unpacking Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Delivery Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Approved Transfer Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shipment Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Required Specialty Tools/Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lifting the Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Standby Generator Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Generator Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 General Location Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Essential Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Essential Circuit Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Disconnect Box Mounting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fuel Inlet Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Removable Roof and Access Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 To remove roof: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 To remove access door: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 To install access door and roof: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

THE GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Fuel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fuel Pipe Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fuel Comparison Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Size of Propane Tank Required at Various Temperatures

When Kept at Least Half Full . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Generator AC Connection System	. . . 16
Grounding the Generator	. . . 16
Utility Control Circuit Connection	. . . 16
Remote LED Plate	. . . 16
BEFORE INITIAL START-UP	. . . 17
Engine Oil	. . . 17
Oil Considerations	. . . 17
Battery Connection	. . . 17
Fuel Supply System	. . . 17
FUEL SYSTEM SELECTION	17-18
INITIAL START-UP (NO LOAD)	. . . 18
AUTOMATIC OPERATION SEQUENCE	. . . 18
Utility Voltage Dropout Sensor	. . . 18
Utility Voltage Pickup Sensor	. . . 18
Engine Cool-down Timer	. . . 18
SETTING EXERCISE TIMER	. . . 19
INSTALLATION INSPECTION	. . . 19
SPECIFICATIONS	. . . 20
AUTOMATIC OPERATION	. . . 20
Checking Automatic Operation	. . . 20
Servicing The Generator	. . . 20
FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM	. . . 20
Reset Fault Detection System	. . . 21
No LED - Discharged Battery	. . . 21
Low Oil Pressure	. . . 21
Engine Fails to Start	. . . 21
Low Frequency	. . . 21
Engine Overspeed	. . . 21
GENERATOR MAINTENANCE	. . . 22
Changing Engine Oil and Filter	. . . 22
Changing Oil	. . . 22
Changing Oil Filter	. . . 22
To Clean the Generator	. . . 23
When Calling the Factory	. . . 23
STORAGE	. . . 23
TROUBLESHOOTING	. . . 24
NOTES	. . . 25
SCHEMATIC	. . . 26
WIRING DIAGRAM	. . . 27
REPLACEMENT PARTS	28-34
WARRANTY	. . . 35
ESPAÑOL	36-59
FRANÇAIS	60-84

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