RISK OF UNSAFE OPERATION

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL WARNINGS BEFORE

ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE GENERATOR.

RISK OF UNSAFE OPERATION

 

HAZARD

 

WHAT COULD HAPPEN

HOW TO PREVENT IT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation of generator in careless

 

 

 

• Review and understand all of the

 

All sources of energy include the potential

manner.

 

for injury. Unsafe operation or mainte-

 

operating instructions a

 

 

 

nance of your generator could lead to

 

warnings in this manual.

 

 

 

serious injury or death to you or others.

 

• Become familiar with the opera-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion and controls of the

 

 

 

 

 

generator. Know how to shut it

 

 

 

 

 

off quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Equip area of operation with a

 

 

 

 

 

fire extinguisher certified to

 

 

 

 

 

handle gasoline or fuel fires.

 

 

 

 

 

• Keep children or others away

 

 

 

 

 

from the generator at all times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation of voltage sensitive appli-

Any gasoline operated household generator

Always use a U.L. listed voltage sensi-

ances without a voltage surge protec-

will incur voltage variations causing damage

tive surge protector to connect volt-

tor.

to voltage sensitive appliances or could

age sensitive appliances (TV, comput-

 

 

result in fire.

er, stereo, etc.). Failure to use a U.L.

 

 

 

 

 

listed voltage surge protector will

 

 

 

 

 

void the warranty on your genera-

 

 

 

 

 

tor.

 

 

 

 

 

Notice: A multiple outlet strip is not a

 

 

 

 

 

surge protector. Make sure you use a

 

 

 

 

 

U.L. listed voltage surge protector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating generator while suspended

 

Generator will not operate properly and

Never operate generator while sus-

 

 

 

will cause damage to the generator and

pended or in an unlevel position.

 

 

 

could cause serious injury or death to you

Always operate generator on a flat,

 

 

 

or others.

level surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISK OF HOT SURFACES

HAZARD

WHAT COULD HAPPEN

HOW TO PREVENT IT

 

 

 

Contact with hot engine and generator

Contact with hot surfaces, such as en-

During operation, touch only the con-

components.

gines exhaust components, could result in

trol surfaces of the generator. Keep

 

serious burns.

children away from the generator at all

 

 

times. They may not be able to recog-

 

 

nize the hazards of this product.

 

 

 

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