Guardian Technologies 004583-0 Maintenance Schedule, Product Specifications, Daily, Every Season

Section 3 — Maintenance

Residential Portable Generator System

3.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Follow the calendar intervals. More frequent service is required when operating in adverse conditions noted below.

Operation Maintenance	Daily	Every Season	Every Season	Every Season
Check Oil Level	
Service Air Pre-Cleaner		**
Change Oil and Oil Filter‡				*
Clean Spark Arrestor Screen			
Check Valve Clearance			***
Service Air Cleaner				**
Replace Spark Plugs				

‡Change oil after first 8 hours of operation then every season.

*Change oil and oil filter every month when operating under heavy load or in high temperatures.

**Clean more often under dirty or dusty operating conditions. Replace air cleaner parts if very dirty.

***Check valve clearance and adjust if necessary after first 50 hours of operation and every 100 hours thereafter.

3.2PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

3.2.1 GENERATOR SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL	GPS 17,500
Model #	004583-0
Rated Max. Power	17.5 kW
Surge Power	26.2 kW
Rated AC Voltage	120/240
Rated Max AC Load
Current @ 240V	72.9 Amps
Current @ 120V	145.8 Amps
Rated Frequency	60 Hz @ 3600 RPM
Phase	Single Phase
Rated DC Voltage	12 Volts
Rated Max DC Load
Current @ 12 Volts	10 Amperes

3.2.2 ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

Rated Horsepower

@ 3600 RPM		33
Displacement	992cc
Spark Plug Type	Champion RC14YC or Equivalent
Spark Plug Gap	0.040 inch or (1.01 mm)
Gasoline Capacity	16 U.S. gallons
Oil Type	Summer – SAE 30 or 10W-30 Winter – Synthetic 5W-20 or 5W-30
Oil Capacity	w/ Filter Change = 1.7 Qts.	w/o Filter Change = 1.4 Qts.
Run Time/Fuel	10 Hours / 1.6 gallons per hour
Consumption-1/2 Load

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