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We sincerely appreciate your patronage. For this reason, we | To help you make informed choices and communicate | |||
effectively with your installation contractor(s), read and | ||||
have made every effort to provide for a safe, streamlined | ||||
understand Owner Orientation in this manual before | ||||
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contracting or starting your generator installation. | ||||
unique, it is impossible to know of and advise the trade of all | ||||
To arrange for proper installation, contact the store at which | ||||
conceivable procedures and methods by which installation | ||||
might be achieved. Neither could we know of possible | you purchased your generator, your dealer, a licensed | |||
hazards and/or the results of each method or procedure. | electrician or your utility power provider. | |||
For these reasons, only current licensed electrical and | The generator warranty is VOID unless the system is | |||
plumbing professionals should attempt generator system | installed by licensed electrical and plumbing professionals. | |||
installations. Installations must strictly comply with all | Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this | |||
applicable codes, industry standards and regulations. | manual is accurate and current. However, we reserve the | |||
Your generator is supplied with this “Operator’s Manual” | right to change, alter, or otherwise improve the product and | |||
and a separate “Installation Manual”. These are important | this document at any time without prior notice. | |||
documents and should be retained by the owner after the | The Emission Control System for this generator is warranted | |||
installation has been completed. |
| for standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection | ||
This product is only for use as an optional generator system | Agency and by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). | |||
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which provides an alternate source of electric power and |
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to serve loads such as heating, refrigeration systems, and |
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communication systems that, when stopped during any power | For the Installing Dealer/Contractor: | |||
outage, could cause discomfort or inconvenience. | For most applications, the Installation manual contains all | |||
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NOTICE This product does NOT qualify for either an | the information required to properly install and start the | |||
generator. This operator’s manual describes routine operation | ||||
emergency standby or legally required standby system as | and owner maintenance procedures. | |||
defined by NFPA 70 (NEC). |
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• Emergency generator systems are intended to | 800 | |||
automatically supply illumination, power, or both, to | Owner Orientation | |||
designated areas and equipment in the event of failure | ||||
This section provides generator owners with the information | ||||
of the normal supply. Emergency systems may also | ||||
provide power for such functions as ventilation where | necessary to achieve the most satisfactory and cost effective | |||
installation possible. | ||||
essential to maintain life, where current interruption of | ||||
The illustrations are for typical circumstances and are meant | ||||
the normal supply would produce se ious life safety or | ||||
health hazards. | NOT |
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• Legally Required standby generat | systems are | |||
options will provide fundamental control over the cost of | ||||
intended to automatically supplyforpower to selected | ||||
your installation, as well as ensure your final satisfaction | ||||
loads in the event of failure of the normal source | and security. | |||
fighting operations. |
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which could create hazards or hamper rescue or fire- | Federal and local codes, appearance, noise levels, fuel types, | |||
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Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this | negotiating with an installation professional. Remember | |||
manual is accurate and current. However, we reserve the right | that as the distance from the existing electrical service and | |||
to change, alter, or otherwise improve the product and this | gaseous fuel supply increases, and the number of 90 degree | |||
bends in the fuel supply increases, compensations in piping | ||||
document at any time without prior notice. |
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| and wiring materials must be made. This is necessary to | |||
Only current licensed electrical and plumbing professionals | ||||
comply with local codes and overcome electrical voltage | ||||
should attempt generator system installations. Installations | drops and gaseous fuel pressure drops. | |||
must strictly comply with all applicable codes, industry | The factors mentioned above will have a direct affect on | |||
standards, laws and regulations. |
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| the overall price of your generator installation. |
In some areas you may need to acquire electrical permits for installing the generator, building permits for installing gas lines, and permits for noise allowances. Your installer should check your local codes AND obtain the permits before installing the system.
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