Generac 004917-5 owner manual

Installation and

Owner’s Manual

DEADLY EXHAUST FUMES. OUTDOOR INSTALLATION ONLY!!

DANGER

This manual should

remain with the unit.

Liquid-cooled, Prepackaged

Standby Generators

Model Number

004917-5

27 kW NG, 30 kW LP Vapor

Not intended for use in life-support applications.

Contents

Main INTRODUCTION READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY www.generac.com OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE Page GENERAL HAZARDS WARNING: !! WARNING: ELECTRICAL HAZARDS FIRE HAZARDS EXPLOSION HAZARDS 1.1 GENERATOR 1.2 TRANSFER SWITCH Figure 1.2 - Main Circuit Breaker 1.3 AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OPERATION 1.4 GENERATOR AC CONNECTION SYSTEMS 1.6 GENERATOR FUEL SYSTEM 1.7 ENGINE PROTECTIVE DEVICES Figure 1.3 - Engine Protective Devices 1.7.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH Figure 1.4 - Low Oil Pressure Switch 1.8 UNPACKING 1.8.1 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS 1.8.2 INSPECTION 1.9 LIFTING THE GENERATOR 1.10 SPECIFICATIONS 1.10.1 GENER ATOR SPECIFICATIONS 1.10.2 ENGIN E SPECIFICATIONS 1.11 FUEL CONSUMPTION 1.12 RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM 1.13 TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS 1.14 ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS 1.15 COOLANT RECOMMENDATIONS 1.16 BEFORE INSTALLATION 2.1 STANDBY GENERATOR INSTALLATION 2.2 GENERATOR LOCATION 2.3 GENERATOR MOUNTING AND SUPPORT 2.4 BASIC STANDBY ELECTRIC SYSTEM Figure 2.1 Basic Standby Electric System 2.5 EMERGENCY CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD 2.6 TOTAL CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD G OU G 2.9 TRANSFER SWITCH SIGNAL CONNECTIO NS 2.9.1 PRE-PACKAGED ATS 2.9.2 GTS-TYPE ATS 2.10 BATTERY INSTALLATION 2.10.1 VENTED BATTERIES 2.11 PREPARATION BEFORE START-UP 2.11.1 PR IOR TO INITIAL START-UP 2.11.2 TRANSF ER SWITCH 2.11.3 FU EL SYSTEM 2.11.4 GENER ATOR SET LUBRICATION 3.1 USING AN ENGINEERED GTS TRANSFER SWITCH Pos2 ON GTS Application Pos2 OFF ATS Application GTS Mode Operation 3.2 CONTROL CONSOLE COMPONENTS 3.3 MANUAL TRANSFER AND START-UP 3.4 ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENTS Figure 3.2 Engine Governor Adjustment 3.5 RETRANSFER AND SHUTDOWN 3.6 AUTOMATIC OPERATION 3.7 WEEKLY EXERCISE CYCLE Figure 3.2 - Set Exercise Switch 4.1 MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITIES A. EVERY THREE MONTHS O B. ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS C. ONCE ANNUALLY 4.5 MAINTENANCE OWNER/ OPERATOR CAN PERFORM 4.5.1 CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL 4.5.2 CHECK BATTERY 4.5.3 EXERCISE SYSTEM 4.5.4 INSPECT COOLING SYSTEM O IL FILTE R 4.6.2 BATTERY 4.6.3 BATTERY MAINTENANCE 4.6.4 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 4.7 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE Service Maintenance Interval Information: Section 4 Maintenance Maintenance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Tasks Section 4 Maintenance Maintenance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Tasks TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION CUS B/C T D1 AVR + IM BAT CC G TRAN FER RL1 F2 AVR CC CONNECTOR (C1) CB GOV IM G CC L DE SC IC Page Page Page Page Page Page Section 7 - Exploded Views and Parts QUIETSOURCE Liquid-cooled 30 kW Generators Engine Drawing No. 0F6836-A Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Section 10 Warranty WARRANTY SCHEDULE