Section 1 — General Information

Liquid-cooled 15, 20 and 25 kW Generators

1.11 SPECIFICATIONS

‹ 1.11.1 ENGINE

Make

 

Ford

Displacement

153 inches3 (2.5 liters)

Cylinder Arrangement

 

4, in-line

Valve Arrangement

Overhead Cam

Firing Order

1-3-4-2

Number of Main Bearings

5

Compression Ratio

 

9.37 to 1

No. of Teeth on Crank

36-1

Ignition Timing (Waste Spark System)

at 1800 rpm (NG)

36 degrees BTDC

at 1800 rpm (LP vapor)

28` degrees BTDC

Spark Plug Gap

 

0.044 inch

Recommended Spark Plugs

 

 

 

Motorcraft

 

AWSF-52-C

Oil Pressure

 

30-50 psi

Crankcase Oil Capacity

4.5 U.S. quarts (4.26 liters)

Recommended Engine Oil

SAE 15W-40

Type of Cooling System

Pressurized, closed recovery

Cooling Fan

 

Pusher Type

Cooling System Capacity

2 U.S. gallons (7.6 liters)

Recommended Coolant

Use a 50-50 mixture of ethylene

 

 

 

glycol base and deionized water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home standby control board assembly part

!number 0E9704 must be used on 1800 rpm gen- erators.

1.12 FUEL CONSUMPTION

15 kW Models

Using Natural Gas

........................................236 cu. ft. per hour

Using LP Gas

92 cu. ft. per hour

20 kW Models

 

Using Natural Gas

........................................307 cu. ft. per hour

Using LP Gas

122 cu. ft. per hour

25 kW Models

 

Using Natural Gas

........................................441 cu. ft. per hour

Using LP Gas

175 cu. ft. per hour

 

NOTE:

Fuel consumption is given at rated maximum con- tinuous power output when using natural gas rated at 1000 Btu per cubic foot; or LP gas rated 2520 Btu per cubic foot. Actual fuel consumption obtained may vary depending on such variables as applied load, ambient temperature, engine condi- tions and other environmental factors.

Fuel pressure for a natural gas set up should be five inches to 14 inches of water column (0.18 to 0.5 psi) at all load ranges.

Fuel pressure for an LP vapor set up should be 11 inches to 14 inches of water column (0.4 to 0.5 psi) at all load ranges.

1.13RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR LP VAPOR

NOTE:

All models are configured for natural gas (NG) from the factory.

To reconfigure the fuel system from NG to LP vapor, follow these steps:

1. Turn the main gas supply off.

‹ 1.11.2 GENERATOR

 

 

Single-phase

Single-phase

Single-phase

 

 

Model

005031-0

005028-0

005030-0

 

 

Rated Max. Cont.

25

20

15

 

 

AC Power Output (kW)*

 

 

 

 

 

Rated Voltage (volts)

120/240

120/240

120/240

 

 

No. of Rotor Poles

4

4

4

 

 

Driven Speed of Rotor (rpm)

1800

1800

1800

 

 

Rotor Excitation System

Direct excited brush type

Direct excited brush type

Direct excited brush type

 

 

Type of Stator

4 Wire

4 Wire

4 Wire

 

 

Rotor Insulation

Class F

Class F

Class F

 

 

Stator Insulation

Class H

Class H

Class H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Rated power of generator is subject to and limited by such factors as ambient temperature, altitude, engine condition, and other fac- tors. Engine power will decrease about 3.5% for each 1000 feet above sea level and will decrease an additional 1% for each 10°F above 60°F. Maximum output power of the generator is limited by maximum engine power.

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Generac 005030-0 (15kW), 005031-0 (25kW) owner manual Specifications, Fuel Consumption, AWSF-52-C

005030-0 (15kW), 005031-0 (25kW) specifications

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