Briggs & Stratton 7000 WATT 206484GS - Manual (Page 11)

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  Thisratingisapplicabletoinstallationsservedbya
reliablenormalutilitysource.Thisratingisonlyapplicable
tovariableloadswithanaverageloadfactorof80%of
thestandbyrating.Thestandbyratingisonlyapplicable
foroptionalstandbypowerwherethegeneratorset
servesasthebackuptothenormalutilitysource.
Usethewattagereferencetableprovidedandmarkthose
circuitsyouconsider“critical”or“essential”.Makesureyou
andyourinstallerconsiderthesystem’saltitudeabovesea
levelandtheambienttemperaturerangewhendetermining
totalgeneratorload.
IMPORTANT:Whenusingthe100Ampor00Amptransfer
switchwiththehomegenerator,youmustturnoffanynon
essentialloads.Failuretoturnoffnonessentialloadscould
overloadthegeneratorcausingittoshutdown.
Someexamplesofnonessentialloadsareasfollows:
 • Poolpump
 • Hottub
 • Electrichottuband/orpoolheaters
 • Centralairconditioners
 • Electrichotwaterheaters
 • Electricrangeand/oroven
 • Arcwelder
 • Nonessentialelectricheaters
Fuel and Electrical Inlet Locations
Thefuelinletconnector(A)andelectricalinlet(B)isshown
below.
Access Covers
Thehomegeneratorisequippedwithanenclosurethathasa
removableroofandanaccesscoverforthecontrolpanel.
To Remove Roof:
Removethefourscrewsandliftoff.
To Remove Access Cover:
 1. Removeroofasdescribedabove.
 . Removescrewattopofaccesscover.
 3. Pullaccesscoveroutward(away)fromunitwhilepulling
coverupwardandoutofbase.Coverwillcomefree.
To Install Access Cover and Roof:
 1. Guidebottomofaccesscoverintobase.
 . Pushaccesscoveruntilitisflushwithsides.
 3. Replacecoverscrew.
 4. Replaceroofandscrews.
A
4.5”
13.5”
B