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seriouspersonalinjury.
4.Whenoperatingapowertooloutside,useanoutdoorextensioncordmarked
"W‐A"or"W".Theseextensioncordsareratedforoutdooruse,andreducetherisk
ofelectricshock.
5.CAUTION!Neverrunthegeneratorinanenclosedgarageoranyothertypeof
enclosedstructurewithoutaproper,leak‐freeventilationshaft.CarbonMonoxide,
anodorless,colorlessdeadlygasmayaccumulateandcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
6.DonotusethegeneratorifthePowerSwitchdoesnotturnitonoroff.Any
generatorthatcannotbecontrolledwiththePowerSwitchisdangerousandmustbe
repaired.
7.MakesurethePowerSwitchisinits"OFF"positionanddisconnectthespark
plugwirebeforemakinganyadjustments,changingaccessories,orstoringthe
generator.Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreducetheriskofstartingthegenerator
accidentally.
8.Maintaingeneratorswithcare.Donotuseadamagedgenerator.Tagdamaged
generators"Donotuse"untilrepaired.
9.Onlyqualifiedrepairpersonnelshouldperformgeneratorservice.Serviceor
maintenanceperformedbyunqualifiedpersonnelcouldresultininjury.
10.Usetherightgeneratorforthejob.Donotattempttoforceasmallgeneratorto
dotheworkofalargerindustrialgenerator.Therearecertainapplicationsforwhich
thisgeneratorwasdesigned.Itwilldothejobbetterandmoresafelyattheratefor
whichitwasintended.Donotmodifythisgenerator,anddonotusethisgenerator
forapurposeforwhichitwasnotintended.
INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES
1.WARNING!BeforeusingtheGenerator,readandunderstandtheEngine
manufacturer'sOperation,Maintenance,andPartsmanual.Also,readthesafety
precautionsinthismanual.Theseshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskof
personalinjuryanddamagetoequipment.
2.Ensureinstallationmeetsallapplicablesafety,andlocalandnationalelectrical
codes.Haveinstallationperformedbyaqualified,licensedelectricianandbuilding
contractor.
3.Ifthegeneratorisinstalledindoors,exhaustfumesmustbepipedoutofthe
buildingusingleak‐free,heat‐resistantpiping.Pipesandsilencershouldnotbemade
ofanyflammablematerials,norshouldtheybeinstallednearanyflammable
materials.Generatorexhaustfumesmustbewithinlegallimits,includingalllocal
codesandordinances.
4.Ifthegeneratorisinstalledoutdoors,itmustbeweatherproofedandshouldbe
soundproofed.ItshouldnotberunoutdoorswithoutprotectiontotheGenerator
andwiringconduit.
5.NeverlifttheGeneratorusingtheengineoralternatorliftinglugs.Connectlifting
equipmenttotheFrameoftheGenerator.BeforeliftingtheGenerator,ensurethelift
riggingandsupportingstructureareingoodcondition,andareratedtoliftsucha
load.
6.Thesupportingfloor/groundsurfaceshouldbelevel,andstrongenoughtosafely