Porter-Cable H1000 Read And Understand All Warnings Before, Attempting To Operate Generator

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL WARNINGS BEFORE

ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE GENERATOR.

RISK OF ELECTROCUTION AND FIRE (cont’d)

HAZARD	WHAT COULD HAPPEN		HOW TO PREVENT IT
Operation of generator in rain, wet,	Water is an excellent conductor of	Operate generator in a clean, dry,
icy, or flooded conditions.	electricity! Water which comes in	well ventilated area. Make sure
	contact with electrically charged com-	hands are dry before touching
	ponents can transmit electricity to the	unit.
	frame and other surfaces, resulting in
	electrical shock to anyone contacting
	them.
Use of worn, damaged, undersized	Contact with worn or damaged exten-		Inspect extension cords before
or ungrounded extension cords.	sion cords could result in electrocu-		use and replace with new cord if
	tion.		required.
	Use of undersize extension cords		Use proper size (wire gauge)
	could result in overheating of the		cordset for application see chart
	wires or attached items, resulting in		in the Assembly section of this
	fire.		manual.
			Always use a cordset having a
	Use of ungrounded cordsets could
	prevent operation of circuit breakers		grounding wire with an
	and result in electrical shock.		appropriate grounding plug. DO
			NOT use an ungrounded plug.
Placing generator on or against	Accidental leakage of electrical		Place generator on low conductiv-
highly conductive surface, such as	current could charge conductive		ity surface such as a concrete
a steel walkway or metal roof.	surfaces in contact with the generator.		slab.
			ALWAYS operate generator a min-
			imum of six feet from any conduc-
			tive surface.
Improper connection of items to	Exceeding the load capacity of the
			Read the load rating chart and in-
generator.	generator by attaching too many		structions in the Wattage Calcula-
	items, or items with very high load		tion section. Make sure that the
	ratings to it could result in overheat-		summation of electrical loads for
	ing of some items or their attachment		all attachments does not exceed
	wiring resulting in fire or electrical		the load rating of the generator.
	shock.
			Do not operate generator with
Operation of unit when damaged,	Attempting to use the unit when it has
or with guards or panels removed.	been damaged, or when it is not func-		mechanical or electrical problem.
	tioning normally could result in fire or		Have unit repaired by an Autho-
	electrocution.		rized Service Center.
			Do not operate generator with
	Removal of guarding could expose
	electrically charged components and		protective guarding removed.
	result in electrocution.

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