Electric Nail Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 Electric Range (per element) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 Electric Skillet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 *Freezer . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..700 *Furnace Fan (3/5 HP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875 *Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 to 750 Hair Dryer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 Hand Drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250 to 1100 Hedge Trimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Impact Wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Iron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 *Jet Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Lawn Mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 Light Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Microwave Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700 to 1000 *Milk Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 Oil Burner on Furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Oil Fired Space Heater (140,000 Btu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Oil Fired Space Heater (85,000 Btu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Oil Fired Space Heater (30,000 Btu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 *Paint Sprayer, Airless (1/3 HP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Paint Sprayer, Airless (handheld). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 to 200 *Refrigerator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 Slow Cooker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 *Submersible Pump (1-1/2 HP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2800 *Submersible Pump (1 HP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 *Submersible Pump (1/2 HP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 *Sump Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 to 1050 *Table Saw (10") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1750 to 2000 Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 to 500 Toaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1000 to 1650 Weed Trimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 * Allow 3 times the listed watts for starting these devices.

2.7 BEFORE STARTING THE GENERATOR

Prior to operating the generator, engine oil and gasoline will need to be added, as follows:

2.7.1 ADDING ENGINE OIL

All oil should meet minimum American Petroleum Institute (API) Service Class SJ, SL or better. Use no special additives. Select the oil's viscosity grade according to the expected operating temperature (also see chart).

•Above 40° F, use SAE 30

•Below 40° F and down to 10° F, use 10W-30

•Below 10° F, use synthetic 5W-30

nAny attempt to crank or start the engine before it has been properly serviced with the recommended oil may result in an engine failure.

Operation

TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (F)TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES CELSIUS (C)

•Place generator on a level surface.

•Clean area around oil fill and remove oil fill cap.

•Slowly fill engine with oil through the oil fill opening until it reaches the full mark. Stop filling occasionally to check oil level. (Engine oil is full when level is up to the threads of the oil fill plug, see Figure 8)

•Install oil fill cap and finger tighten securely.

•Check engine oil level before starting each time thereafter.

Figure 8 – Oil Level

2.7.2 ADDING GASOLINE

DO NOT light a cigarette or smoke when filling the fuel tank.

nNever fill fuel tank indoors. Never fill fuel tank when engine is running or hot. Avoid spilling gasoline on a hot engine. Allow engine to cool entirely before filling fuel tank.

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