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Installation, Start-upand Adjustment Manual
SHOULD ATTEMPT INSTALLATION
Air-cooled,Prepackaged Standby Generators
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
INTRODUCTION
AUTHORIZED DEALER LOCATION
Section 3 - Post-installation Start-up
Section 1 - Installation
Adjustments
Section 4 - Troubleshooting
GENERAL HAZARDS
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
FIRE HAZARDS
1.1.1 INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE
1.1INTRODUCTION TO INSTALLATION
1.2.1 PRECAUTIONS
1.2UNPACKING
1.4LIFTING THE GENERATOR
1.3BEFORE INSTALLATION
1.5ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS
1.6GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM
1.6.2 FUEL CONSUMPTION
1.6.4 RECONFIGURING THE FUEL SYSTEM
1.6.3 FUEL PIPE SIZING
Figure 1.2 - Natural Gas Setup`
1.7LOCATION AND MOUNTING
1.7.2 TRANSFER SWITCH
1.7.1.1 6 kW, 8 kW and 10 kW Units Non-SA
1.7.1 GENERATOR
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Section 1 - Installation
Figure 1.4 Continued
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1.9TOTAL CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD
1.8EMERGENCY CIRCUIT ISOLATION METHOD
Figure 1.6 - Emergency Circuit Isolation Method
Figure 1.7 - Total Circuit Isolation Method
1.10 GENERATOR AC CONNECTION SYSTEM
1.11 WIRING INTERCONNECTIONS
1.11.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
1.11.2 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
Figure 1.9 - Interconnection Diagram for Single-PhasePower System 6 kW, 8 kW and 10 kW Non-SA
1.13 CONTROL CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTIONS
1.12 GENERATORS AND GTS TRANSFER SWITCHES
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1.15 CONTROL BOARD CONFIGURATION
1.14 ADAPTING THREE-PHASE TRANSFER SWITCH
1.16 GROUNDING THE GENERATOR
1.17 THE BATTERY
1.17.1 BATTERY INSTALLATION
1.19 POST INSTALLATION INSPECTION
1.18 THE FUSE
Figure 1.14 - Battery Cable Connections
2.2AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OPERATION
2.1USING THE AUTO/OFF/MANUAL
2.1.1 “AUTO” POSITION
2.1.2 “OFF” POSITION
2.4MANUAL TRANSFER OPERATION
2.3SEQUENCE OF AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Figure 2.3 - Manual Transfer Switch Operation
2.5.1 LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
2.4.2 TRANSFER BACK TO UTILITY POWER SOURCE
2.5.2 HIGH TEMPERATURE SWITCH
2.5PROTECTION SYSTEMS
2.5.3.1 Approximate Crank Cycle Times
2.6ADDITIONAL GENERATOR FEATURES
2.5.4 OVERSPEED
2.6.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.1BEFORE INITIAL START-UP
3.2CHECK TRANSFER SWITCH OPERATION
3.3ELECTRICAL CHECKS
3.4GENERATOR TESTS UNDER LOAD
3.5CHECKING AUTOMATIC OPERATION
3.6ADJUSTING THE LOAD BLOCK
3.7.1 6 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.7ENGINE GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT
3.7.2 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.9OVERSPEED ADJUSTMENT
3.8VOLTAGE REGULATOR ADJUSTMENT
3.7.3 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
3.9.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.10.1 6 KW, 8 KW AND 10 KW UNITS NON-SA
3.10 SETTING THE EXERCISE TIMER
3.10.2 SOUND ATTENUATED UNITS
PROBLEM
4.1TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
CAUSE
CORRECTION
BATTERY INSTALLATION
4.2INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES
FUEL SYSTEM
Guardian Air-cooledGenerators
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
P.O. BOX WAUKESHA, WI
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC
Part No. C4219
Revision * 12/13/99