Installation / Initial Set-Up

 

 

The generator cannot power your entire home -- you must work with the

 

 

installing electrician to determine which devices/appliances you wish to

 

 

power during an outage. The electrician can help you determine which

 

 

circuits and devices can be powered simultaneously without overloading the

 

 

generator.

 

 

(See the previous section of this manual entitled “Power Load Planning &

 

 

Management” for more information on load application and selection.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using the generator as a portable power source, you can plug

 

Using as a

electric devices and appliances directly into the generator’s electrical

 

Portable Power

outlets.

 

Source

There are four different kinds of electrical outlets on the generator:

 

 

 

 

1. One 120/240 Volt, 50 Amp straight-blade receptacle (NEMA 14-50R

 

 

receptacle compatible with NEMA 14-50P mating plug)

 

 

2. One 120/240 Volt, 30 Amp locking receptacle (NEMA L14-30R

 

 

locking receptacle compatible with L14-30P mating plug)

 

 

3. One 120 Volt, 30 Amp locking receptacle (NEMA L5-30R receptacle

 

 

compatible with NEMA L5-30P mating plug)

 

 

4. Two 120 Volt, 20 Amp duplex straight-blade receptacles (NEMA 5-

 

 

20R duplex receptacles compatible with NEMA 5-20P or 5-15P

 

 

mating plugs).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

L P / N

NEMA

 

14-50R

NEMA

 

 

 

5-20R

 

 

Duplex

 

 

NEMA

NEMA

L5-30R

L14-30R

(See more technical detail about these receptacles and their associated circuit breakers in the “Machine Component Identification” section of this manual.)

Make sure you plug each electrical device/appliance into the correct generator outlet based on the device’s plug configuration and voltage/amperage rating. Never exceed the amperage rating of an outlet.

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