Product Manual

Installation / Initial Set-Up

3. Set-up either as a BUILDING BACK-UP or PORTABLE Power Source

Each model generator is designed to provide a particular amount of continuous electrical power

1659200 - 3000Watts 1659201 - 4000Watts 1659202 - 6000Watts

It can supply electricity in two ways:

1. As a back up, standby power source for a building. For this application, you must arrange

for a licensed electrician to connect the generator to your building’s electrical system via the

installation of an UL-approved transfer switch. The transfer switch must be installed in

accordance with building electrical code and guidelines supplied by your power company.

2. As a portable power source. You can plug appliances or tools directly into the generator’s

electrical outlets.

Specific requirements for each are given below.

Note: Regardless of whether you use your generator as a back-up power source connected to a building

or as a portable power source, you must not overload the generator. Overloading may cause serious

damage to the generator and attached electrical devices.

Using as a

Back-up Power

Source for a

Building

Contact a licensed electrician to install an UL-approved transfer switch if you

want to use your generator as a back-up power source for a building.

What does a transfer switch do? It:

a) Safely connects the generator to your building’s electrical system by isolating

your generator from your utility company’s power lines, AND

b) Connects your generator to a critical subset of your building’s circuits that are

needed for emergency power needs.

If your generator will be connected to your building’s electrical system, it MUST

ALWAYS be isolated from the utility power grid with a UL-approved transfer

switch installed by a licensed electrician in compliance with all applicable building

and electrical codes, and in accordance with guidelines supplied by your power

company.

DANGER:

A transfer switch must be installed in order to isolate your

generator from the utility power grid. If your generator is NOT

properly isolated from the utility system, serious hazards will arise:

 When your generator is running, its output will back feed into

the utility power line and transformer that are normally used to

provide you with power. The transformer will step up the

current to the normal line voltage. An unsuspecting utility line

worker working on what he thinks is a deactivated line could be

electrocuted.

 If your generator is connected (running or not) when utility

power is restored, your generator will be destroyed. It could

also explode or cause fire.

In addition to isolating your generator from the utility system, the transfer switch

connects your generator to a limited set of circuits in your building that have been

chosen as critical to operate during a power outage.