Master Lock MGH8500IE Generator Grounding, Standby Installation To Home Or Building

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PORTABLE GASOLINE GENERATORS

GENERATOR

GROUNDING

WARNING: You must prop- erly earth-ground generator be- fore starting. This will help guard against deadly electric shock. Only use grounded plugs with generator. Only use grounded ex- tension cords. Only use three-wire or double-insulated power tools.

Grounding generator helps prevent electric shock from a ground fault condition. Follow these steps to ground your generator:

1.	Locate ground bolt on generator hous-
	ing (see Figure 11).
2.	Loosen SEM nut on ground bolt. Note:
	Do not remove SEM nut from bolt.
3.	Attach a spade connector to the end of
	a #10-8 stranded-copper ground wire.
4.	Attach spade connector to ground bolt
	between flat washer and SEM nut (see
	Detail A in Figure 11).

You must supply the ground wire and ground- ing point. These do not come with generator. Follow the National Electrical Code and all state and local codes. Consult your power company or a licensed electrician.

WARNING: For a grounding point, do not use metal pipe be- ing used to carry combustible materials or gases.

Flat Washer

SEMS Nut

Ground Bolt

Spade

Connector

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Detail A

STANDBY INSTALLATION TO HOME OR BUILDING

WARNING: Have standby in- stallation performed by a skilled, licensed electrician. Do not let anyone else wire into a utility circuit. Personal injury, equip- ment damage, or damage to home could occur.

IMPORTANT: This generator will not power your entire home. Most home utility electric service is more than 60 amps. This will exceed generator output. Only power needed items during a power outage. Make sure total wattage of electrical load does not exceed rated wattage of generator.

You may need to use this generator as a standby power source. During a power out- age, the generator will power selected items in a building. Have generator and additional

5.	Drive grounding point into ground.
	Note: Grounding point can be a stake,
	grounding rod, or pipe. Grounding
	point should be copper or brass.
6.	Attach ground wire to grounding point.

E	FUEL
	F

Ground

Wire

Copper or Brass
Grounding Point	Alternator

	120V
120VI
GFC
	0/2	40V
		OCK
TER	12ISTL
	TW
R ME
HOU
-IDLE
AUTO
ON		SET
OFF
		RE
	T
	RESE
RESET

wiring installed by a skilled, licensed elec- trician. This is not a do-it-yourself job. Fol- low all local codes.

WARNING: The electrician must install a double-throw trans- fer switch. This isolates existing electrical circuits from the utility power line. If not isolated, gen- erator output will back-feed into utility power line. This may elec- trocute a power company line repair person.

Figure 11 - Grounding Generator

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