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Safety Instructions
Correct Usage
Example location to reduce risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
•฀ONLY฀use฀outside฀and฀downwind,฀far฀away฀from฀windows,
฀฀฀doors,฀and฀vents.
•฀Direct฀exhaust฀away฀from฀occupied฀spaces.
Incorrect Usage
Do฀not฀operate฀in฀any฀of฀the฀following฀locations:
•฀Near฀any฀door,฀window,฀or฀vent
•฀Garage
•฀Basement
•฀Crawl฀Space
•฀Living฀Area
•฀Attic
•฀Entry฀Way
•฀Porch
•฀Mud฀Room
When฀Adding฀Or฀Draining฀Gasoline
Turn฀the฀generator฀engine฀OFF฀and฀let฀it฀cool฀for฀at฀least฀2฀minutes
before฀removing฀the฀fuel฀cap.฀Loosen฀the฀cap฀slowly฀to฀relieve
pressure฀in฀the฀tank.
•฀Fill฀or฀drain฀fuel฀tank฀outdoors.
•฀DO฀NOT฀overfill฀the฀tank.฀Allow฀space฀for฀fuel฀expansion.
•฀If฀fuel฀spills,฀wipe฀it฀up฀and฀let฀the฀area฀dry฀before฀starting฀the
฀฀฀engine.
•฀Keep฀fuel฀away฀from฀sparks,฀open฀flames,฀heat,฀and฀other฀ignition
฀฀฀sources.
•฀Check฀fuel฀lines,฀tank,฀cap,฀and฀fittings฀frequently฀for฀cracks฀or
฀฀฀leaks;฀replace฀if฀necessary.
•฀DO฀NOT฀light฀a฀cigarette฀or฀smoke฀anything.
When฀Starting฀Equipment
•฀Ensure฀spark฀plug,฀muffler,฀fuel฀cap,฀and฀air฀cleaner฀are฀in฀place.
•฀DO฀NOT฀crank฀engine฀with฀spark฀plug฀removed.
When฀Operating฀Equipment
•฀DO฀NOT฀operate฀this฀product฀inside฀any฀building,฀carport,฀porch,
฀฀฀mobile฀enclosure,฀marine฀applications,฀or฀shed.
•฀DO฀NOT฀tip฀engine฀or฀equipment฀at฀an฀angle฀that฀causes฀fuel
฀฀฀฀to฀spill.
•฀DO฀NOT฀stop฀the฀engine฀by฀moving฀the฀choke฀control฀the฀to
฀฀฀“Start"฀position.
•฀DO฀NOT฀exceed฀the฀generator's฀wattage฀capacity.
•฀Start฀the฀generator฀and฀the฀let฀engine฀stabilize฀before฀connecting
฀฀฀electrical฀loads.
•฀Connect฀electrical฀loads฀in฀the฀OFF฀position,฀then฀turn฀ON฀for
฀฀฀operation.
•฀Turn฀electrical฀loads฀OFF฀and฀disconnect฀from฀the฀generator฀before
฀฀฀stopping฀the฀generator.
Fuel฀and฀its฀vapors฀are฀extremely฀flammable฀and฀explosive฀which
could฀cause฀burns,฀fire,฀or฀explosion฀resulting฀in฀death฀or฀serious
injury฀and/or฀property฀damage.
WARNING
Starter฀cord฀kickback฀(rapid฀retraction)฀will฀pull฀hand฀and
arm฀toward฀the฀engine฀faster฀than฀you฀can฀let฀go฀which
could฀cause฀broken฀bones,฀fractures,฀bruises,฀sprains,฀or
other฀serious฀injuries.
WARNING