Specifications

3.2 Pre-Start Checks
DANGER: EXHAUST GAS IS DEADLY! THE INDOOR USE OF A GENERATOR SET
12-2008 3. Starting and Running the Generator Set
CAN KILL QUICKLY.
Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, an odorless and colorless gas. Carbon
monoxide is poisonous and can cause unconsciousness, severe personal injury, and
death. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include:
· Dizziness
· Nausea
· Headache
· Weakness and sleepiness
· Throbbing in temples
· Muscular twitching
· Vomiting
· Inability to think coherently
IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, GET INTO FRESH
AIR IMMEDIATELY. Then:
· Seek immediate advice from poison control, medical center, or 911. Be aware that:
· CO symptoms can be mistaken for flu, dehydration, food poisoning, or other illness.
· Injury or death can occur later when in fresh air and apparently recovering.
· Call the fire department to determine when it is safe to re-enter the area.
Operate the generator set OUTDOORS only. Stay away from and upwind of the exhaust
outlet.
Make sure the exhaust will not enter windows, doors, vents, or air intakes of adjacent
buildings, vehicles, or boats.
Never use the generator set inside a home, garage, crawl space, barn, shed, cabin, boat,
boat house, RV, or tent; or in a confined outdoor space such as an alley, ditch, parking
garage, or courtyard, or in any other space where exhaust can accumulate. Hazardous
carbon monoxide levels from generator set exhaust can accumulate indoors even when
windows and doors are open and fans are running.
Even when you use a generator set correctly, CO may leak into the home. ALWAYS use a
battery-powered or battery-backup CO alarm in the home.
If you feel sick, dizzy, or weak after the generator set has been running, move to fresh air
RIGHT AWAY. See a doctor. You could have carbon monoxide poisoning.
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