Installation Guide

Notes to Appliance Usage G u i d e
The wattages on the Appliance Energy Guide are estimates. The estimated wattage
required for your appliances can be easily calculated. (NOTE: 1 kW=1000 watts; 2
kW=2000 watts and so on.) The formula for finding wattage is: Volts x Amps =
Watts (running). Always use starting factor when calculating electrical load
requirements for your generator. Select the appliances you want to operate and add the
starting wattages together to determine if they can all be operated at the same time
without exceeding the capacity of your generator. NOTE: individual c i r cu it breakers
on your breaker panel may control more than one appliance. Always determine
which appliances/loads are connected to specific breakers.
C AU T I O N
Do not turn on your home’s heat pump or
central air conditioning while using
GenerL i nk. The starting wattage for these
devices exceeds GenerLink’s 30-amp or 40
amp capac it y.
Worksheet I ns t r uc t i ons
Write down the maximum and continuous wattage output ratings for
your generator in the boxes marked A.
From the Appliance Energy Guide, select the appliances that
you wish to operate and write them in column B. For each selected appliance, write
its corresponding starting factor and run watts in columns C and D respectively.
For each appliance that you have selected, multiply the starting factor by the run
watts and write the results or the load watts in column E. NOTE: Only items that
start simultaneously should be tallied in column D.
Finally, sum up all of the load wattages for each appliance and lights in column E.
Add each appliances load watts and write the number in box G. The number in box
G represents the total amount of load you plan to run on your portable generator. Be
sure that the total in box G does not exceed the generator size in b o x A.
Always select a generator that is as large as or larger than the estimates for both
running and starting wattages.
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