Manual

DON'T OVERLOAD
GENERATOR
acity
You must make sure your generator can supply enough
rated (running) and surge (starting) watts for the items you
will power at the same time. Follow these simple steps:
I. Select the items you will power at the same time.
2. Total the rated (running) watts of these items.This is
the amount of power your generator must produce to
keep your items running. See Figure 7.
3. Estimate how many surge (starting) watts you will
need. Surge wattage is the short burst of power
needed to start electric motor-driven tools or
appliances such as a circular saw or refrigerator.
Because not all motors start at the same time, total
surge watts can be estimated by adding only the
item(s) with the highest additional surge watts to the
total rated watts from step 2.
Example:
Tool or Appliance
Window Air
Conditioner
Refrigerator
Deep Freezer
Television
Light (75 Watts)
Rated (Running)
Watts
1200
800
500
500
75
3075 Total
RunningWatts
Total Rated (Running)Watts = 3075
Highest Additional Surge Watts = 1800
Total Generator Output Required = 4875
Additional Surge
(Starting) Watts
1800
1600
5OO
1800 Highest
Surge Watts
Power Management
To prolong the life of your generator and attached devices,
it is important to take care when adding electrical loads to
your generator.There should be nothing connected to the
generator outlets before starting it's engine.The correct
and safe way to manage generator power is to sequentially
add loads as follows:
I. With nothing connected to the generator, start the
engine as described in this manual.
2. Plug in and turn on the first load, preferably the largest
load you have.
3. Permit the generator output to stabilize (engine runs
smoothly and attached device operates properly).
4. Plug in and turn on the next load.
5. Again, permit the generator to stabilize.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional load.
NEVER add more loads than the generator capacity.Take
special care to consider surge loads in generator capacity,
as described above.
Additional
Rated*
Tool or Appliance (Running) Surge
Watts (Starting)
Watts
Essentials
Light Bulb - 75 watt 75
Deep Freezer 500 500
Sump Pump 800 [200
Refrigerator/Freezer - 18Cu. Ft. 800 1600
Water Well Pump - I/3 HP 1000 2000
Heating/Cooling
Window AC - I0,000 BTU 1200 1800
Window Fan 300 600
Furnace Fan Blower- I/2 HP 800 1300
Kitchen
Microwave Oven - 1000 Watt [ 000
Coffee Maker 1500
Electric Stove - Single Element 1500
Hot Plate 2500
Family Room
DVD/CD Player 100
VCR 100
Stereo Receiver 450
Color Television - 27" 500
Personal Computer w/I 7" monitor 800
Other
Security System 180
AM/FM Clock Radio 300
Garage Door Opener - I/2 HP 480 520
Electric Water Heater - 40 Gallon 4000
DlY/Job Site
Quartz Halogen Work Light 1000
Airless Sprayer - I/3 HP 600 1200
Reciprocating Saw 960 960
Electric Drill - I/2 HP 1000 1000
Circular Saw- 7 I/4" 1500 1500
Miter Saw - I0" 1800 1800
Table Planer - 6" 1800 1800
Table Saw/RadialArm Saw - IO" 2000 2000
Air Compressor - I-I/2 HP 2500 2500
*Wattages listed are approximate only. Check tool or
appliance for actual wattage.