Poulan PP6600 User manual

Brand: Poulan

Model: PP6600

Category: Power generators

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

IMPORTANT-Pleasemakecertaintheperson

whousesthisgeneratorthoroughlyreadsthese

instructionsandallotherinstructionsprovidedto

ensurepropersafety,use,andcareofyournew

portableelectricgenerator

Consumersservice:1-800-849-1297

WWW.POULANPRO.COM

Model:PP4300/PP6600/PP6600E/PP7600E

TABLEOFCONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................2

SAFETYRULES.............................................................................................3-4

SYMBOLS.......................................................................................................5-7

FEATURES...................................................................................................8-10

ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................1-113

OPERATION...............................................................................................146-1

ELECTRICAL....................................................................................................17

MAINTENANCE..........................................................................................1819-

STORAGE.........................................................................................................20

TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................21

WARRANTY................................................................................................2-22 7

PARTSORDERING/SERVICING................................................................ 28

INTRODUCTION

Thisproducthasmanyfeaturesformakingitsusemorepleasantandenjoyable.Safety,performance,

anddependabilityhavebeengiventoppriorityinthedesignofthisproduct,makingiteasytomaintain

andoperate.

IntheStateofCalifornia,asparkarresterisrequiredbylaw

(Section4442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode).

Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws.Federallawsapply

onfederallands.Themufflerisequippedwithaspark

arrester;itmustbemaintainedineffectiveworkingorder.

Replacementsparkarrestersmaybeobtainedbycalling

1-800-849-1297.

WARNING

Theengineexhaustfromthisproductcontains

chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocause

cancer,birthdefects,orotherreproductiveharm.

IMPORTANT!

FILLOUTENCLOSEDPRODUCTREGISTRATIONCARDANDMAIL

......

SAFETYRULES

● OperategeneratorONLYoutdoors.

● Keepclearanceonallsidesofgeneratorfor

adequate

● DONOToperategeneratorinsideanybuildingorenclosure,

includingthegeneratorcompartmentofarecreationalvehicle(RV).

Runninggeneratorgivesoffcarbonmonoxide,

anodorless,colorless,poisongas.

Breathingcarbonmonoxidewillcausenausea,

fainting,ordeath.

DANGER

WHENADDINGFUEL:

● TurngeneratorOFFandletitcoolatleast2minutesbefore

removinggascap.Loosencapslowlytorelievepressureintank.

● Fillfueltankoutdoors.

● DONOToverfilltank.Allowspaceforfuelexpansion.

● Keepfuelawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,and

otherignitionsources.

● DONOTlightacigaretteorsmoke.

WHENOPERATINGEQUIPMENT:

● DONOTtipengineorequipmentatanglewhichcausesfuel

tospill.

● Thisgeneratorisnotforuseinmobileequipmentormarine

applications.

WHENTRANSPORTINGORREPAIRINGEQUIPMENT:

● Transport/repairwithfueltankEMPTYorwithfuelshutoff

valveintheOFFposition.

● Disconnectsparkplugwire.

WHENSTORINGFUELOREQUIPMENTWITHFUEL

INTANK:

● Storeawayfromfurnaces,stoves,waterheaters,clothes

dryers,orotherappliancesthathavepilotlightorother

ignitionsourcebecausetheycanignitefuelvapors.

Fuelanditsvaporsareextremelyflammableand

explosive.

Fireorexplosioncancausesevereburnsor

death.

WARNING

● Whenusinggeneratorforbackuppower,notifyutility

company.Useapprovedtransferequipmenttoisolate

generatorfromelectricutility.

● Useagroundfaultcircuitinterrupter(GFCI)inanydampor

highlyconductivearea,suchasmetaldeckingorsteelwork.

● DONOTtouchbarewiresorreceptacles.

● DONOTusegeneratorwithelectricalcordswhichareworn,

frayed,bare,orotherwisedamaged.

● DONOToperategeneratorintherainorotherformsof

precipitation.

● DONOThandlegeneratororelectricalcordswhilestanding

inwater,whilebarefoot,orwhilehandsorfeetarewet.

● DONOTallowunqualifiedpersonsorchildrentooperateor

servicegenerator.

Generatorproducespowerfulvoltage.

Failuretoisolategeneratorfrompowerutility

canresultindeathorinjurytoelectricutility

workersduetobackfeedofelectricalenergy.

DANGER

● NationalElectricCoderequiresgeneratortobeproperly

groundedtoanapprovedearthground.Callanelectricianfor

localgroundingrequirements.

Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresult

inelectrocution,especiallyifthegeneratoris

equippedwithawheelkit.

DANGER

● ThisgeneratordoesnotmeetU.S.CoastGuardRegulation

33CFR-183andshouldnotbeusedonmarineapplications.

● FailuretousetheappropriateU.S.CoastGuardapproved

generatorcouldresultinbodilyinjuryand/orproperty

damage.

WARNING

ventilation.

● DONOTtouchhotsurfaces.

● Allowequipmenttocoolbeforetouching.

Runningenginesproduceheat.Temperatureof

mufflerandnearbyareascanreachorexceed

150°F(65°C).

Severeburnscanoccuroncontact.

WARNING

● DONOTtamperwithgovernedspeed.Generatorsupplies

correctratedfrequencyandvoltagewhenrunningatgoverned

speed.

● DONOTmodifygeneratorinanyway.

Excessivelyhighoperatingspeedsincreaseriskofinjury

anddamagetogenerator.

Excessivelylowspeedsimposeaheavyload.

CAUTION

● See “Don’tOverloadGenerator” onpage.17

● Startgeneratorandletenginestabilizebeforeconnecting

electricalloads.

● ConnectelectricalloadsinOFFposition,thenturnONfor

operation.

● TurnelectricalloadsOFFanddisconnectfromgenerator

beforestoppinggenerator.

Exceedinggenerator’swattage/amperagecapacitycan

damagegeneratorand/orelectricaldevicesconnected

toit.

CAUTION

● Usegeneratoronlyforintendeduses.

● Ifyouhavequestionsaboutintendeduse,askyourdealer

Orcontactcustomerserviceat

●Operategeneratoronlyonlevelsurfaces.

● DONOTexposegeneratortoexcessivemoisture,dust,dirt,

orcorrosivevapors.

● DONOTinsertanyobjectsthroughcoolingslots.

● Ifconnecteddevicesoverheat,turnthemoffanddisconnect

themfromgenerator.

● Shutoffgeneratorif:

-electricaloutputislost;

-equipmentsparks,smokes,oremitsflames;

-unitvibratesexcessively.

Impropertreatmentofgeneratorcandamageitand

shortenitslife.

CAUTION

WHENADJUSTINGORMAKINGREPAIRSTOYOUR

GENERATOR

● Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplugandplace

thewirewhereitcannotcontactsparkplug.

Unintentionalsparkingcanresultinfireor

electricshock.

WARNING

SAFETYRULES

1-800-849-1297

Someofthefollowingsymbolsmaybeusedonthisgenerator.Pleasestudythemandlearntheirmeaning.Proper

interpretationofthesesymbolswillallowyoutooperatethegeneratorbetterandsafer.

VVoltsVoltage

SYMBOLNAMEDESIGNATION/EXPLANATION

AAmperesCurrent

HertzFrequency(cyclespersecond)

WWattPower

minMinutesTime

AlternatingCurrentTypeofcurrent

DirectCurrentTypeofcurrent

NoLoadSpeedRotationalspeed,atnoload

WetConditionsAlertDonotexposetorainoruseindamplocations.

ReadTheOperator'sManual

Toreducetheriskofinjury,usermustreadandunderstand

operator'smanualbeforeusingthisproduct.

EyeProtection

Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafetyglasseswithsideshields

andafullfaceshieldwhenoperatingthisproduct.

SafetyAlertPrecautionsthatinvolveyoursafety.

Electrocution

Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresultinelectrocution

especiallyifthegeneratorisequippedwithawheelkit.

ElectricalShock

Generatorproducespowerfulvoltage.Failuretoisolategenerator

frompowerutilitycanresultindeathorinjurytoelectricalutility

workersduetobackfeedofelectricalenergy.

ElectricalShockUnintentionalsparkingcanresultinelectricshock.

ToxicFumes

Runninggeneratorgivesoffcarbonmonoxide,anodorless

colorless,poisongas.Breathingcarbonmonoxidecancause

nausea,fainting,ordeath.

Fire

Fuelanditsvaporsareextremelyflammable.Firecancause

severeburnsordeath.

Explosion

Fuelanditsvaporsareextremelyexplosive.Explosionscan

causesevereburnsordeath.

HotSurface

Toreducetheriskofinjuryordamage,avoidcontactwithanyhot

surface.

Ground

Consultwithlocalelectriciantodeterminegroundingrequirements

beforeoperation.

SYMBOLS

WARNING:

Theoperationofanyproductcanresultinforeignobjectsbeingthrownintoyoureyes,whichcanresult

insevereeyedamage.Beforebeginningoperation,alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafetyglasseswith

sideshieldsandfullfaceshieldwhenneeded.WerecommendWideVisionSafetyMaskforuseover

eyeglassesorstandardsafetyglasseswithsideshields.Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhichismarkedto

complywithANSIZ87.1.

SYMBOLS

Thefollowingsignalwordsandmeaningsareintendedtoexplainthelevelsofriskassociatedwiththisproduct.

SYMBOLSIGNALMEANING

willresultindeath

orseriousinjury

couldresultindeath

orseriousinjury

mayresultinminor

ormoderateinjury

CAUTION:

(WithoutSafetyAlertSymbol)indicatesasituationthatmayresultinpropertydamage

SERVICE

Servicingrequiresextremecareandknowledgeand

shouldbeperformedonlybyaqualifiedservicetechnician.

Forservicewesuggestyoureturntheproducttoyour

nearestAUTHORIZEDSERVICEDEALERforrepair.

Whenservicing,useonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

DANGER:

Toavoiddeathorseriouspersonalinjury,donot

attempttooperatethisproductuntilyouthoroughly

readtheowner'smanualandunderstanditcompletely.

Savethisoperator`manualandreviewfrequentlyfors

continuingsafeoperationandinstructingotherswho

mayusethisproduct.

WARNING:

Observeallnormalsafetyprecautionsrelatedtoavoiding

electricalshock.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,

DANGER:

WARNING:

CAUTION:

Indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,

SYMBOLS

SAFETYLABELS

Thefollowinglabelsarefoundonthegenerator.Foryour

safety,pleasestudyandunderstandallofthelabels

beforestartingthegenerator.

Ifanyofthelabelscomeofftheunitorbecomehardto

read,contactanauthorizedservicecenterforreplacement.

FUELWARNING

DONOTSMOKEwhenfillingwithgasoline.Donotover

fill.Fulllevelis1inchbelowthetopofthefuelneck.

Stoptheenginetwominutesbeforerefuelingtoavoid

theheatfromthemufflerignitingfuelvapors.

ENGINEOILWARNING

Youmustaddoilbeforethefirstoperationofthegenerator.

Theoilreservoircapacityis1.2quarts.Alwayscheckthe

oillevelbeforeeachoperation.Theoillevelshouldalways

registeronthedipstick.

Donottouchthemuffleroraluminumcylinderofthe

HOTMUFFLERWARNING

engine.TheyareveryHOTandwillcausesevereburns.

Don`putanyflammableorcombustiblematerialsinthet

directpathoftheexhaust.

Donotusethegeneratorinanenclosedareaornear

VENTILATIONWARNING

openwindows,vents,ordoors.Fumesfromtheunitcan

kill.

YoubeKILLEDorSERIOUSLYHURTcould

ifyoudonotfollowtheOwnerManual`s

instructions.

Donotexposetorainoruseindamp

locations.

RiskofFire.Donotaddfuelwhilethe

productisoperating.

Exhaustcontainspoisonouscarbonmonox-

idegasthatcancauseunconsciousnessor

DEATH.Operateinwellventilated,outdoor

areasawayfromopenwindowsordoors.

Generatorisapotentialsourceofelectric

shock.Donotexposetomoisture,rain,or

snow.Groundthesystem.Donotoperate

withwethandsorfeet.

DANGER

Checkforany

Stoptheengine

Beforerefueling

WARNING

HOT

MUFFLER

DONOT

TOUCH

fueloverflowor

Leaking

FEATURES

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERATOR

PP4300 PP6600 PP6600E PP7600E

ACOUTPUT:

Frequency(Hertz) 60Hz 60Hz 60Hz 60Hz

Voltage 120/240Volts 120/240Volts120/240Volts120/240Volts

RatedPower 4300Watts 6600Watts 6600Watts 7600Watts

ENGINE

EngineType SingleCylinder,ForcedAirCooling,4-Stroke

EngineSpeed(RPM) 3600 3600 3600 3600

Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline

EngineOilCapacity 1L 1L 1L 1L

SparkPlugType F7TC F7TC F7TC F7TC

SparkPlugGap 0.7mm 0.7mm 0.7mm 0.7mm

EngineValveLash

(Intake/Exhaust)

0.0039/0.006

inches

(0.10/0.15mm)

0.0039/0.006

inches

(0.10/0.15mm)

0.0039/0.006

inches

(0.10/0.15mm)

0.0039/0.006

inches

(0.10/0.15mm)

IgnitionTiming (fixed) 20° BTDC 20° BTDC 20° BTDC 20° BTDC

StartingSystem Recoil Recoil

Recoil/EletricityRecoil/Eletricity

Displacement 270cc 389cc 389cc 420cc

GENERATORSET

DryWeight 75kg 80kg 86kg 93kg

Dimensions:

Length 675 675 675 675

Width 545 545 545 545

Height 540 540 540 540

FuelTankCapacity 25L 25L 25L 25L

FEATURES

ENGINE

SWITCH

RECOILSTARTER

GRIP

AIRFILTER

FUELVALVE

OILFILLCAP/DIPSTICK

OILDRAINAGEBOLTS

FUELTANK

CAP

FUELLEVEL

GAUGE

FUELTANK

ACCIRCUIT

BREAKER

120VOLTSAC

RECEPTACLES

120/240VOLTSAC

RECEPTACLES

GROUNDING

TERMINAL

CHOKELEVER

Fig. 1

WHEEL

FOOT

HANDLE

BATTRAY

(IFEQUIPPED)

PP4300CONTROLPANEL

KNOWYOURGENERATOR

withalloperatingfeaturesandsafetyrules.

Thegroundingterminalisusedtoassistinproperly

GROUNDINGTERMINAL

groundingthegeneratortohelpprotectagainstelectrical

shock.Consultwithalocalelectricianforgrounding

requirementsinyourarea.

Yourgeneratorhasthefollowingsinglephase,60Hz

RECEPTACLES

outlets:four120VoltAC,20Amp,andone120Volt/240

VoltAC,30Amp.Thereceptaclescanbeusedfor

operatingappropriateappliances,electricallighting,

tools,andmotorloads.

Thecircuitbreakerisprovidedtoprotectthegenerator

ACCIRCUITBREAKER

againstelectricaloverloadandcanbeusedtoturnthe

generator抯 poweronoroff.

Theengineswitchisusedincombinationwiththerecoil

ENGINESWITCH

startergriptostartthegenerator.Itisalsousedtoturn

thegeneratoroff.

Removetheoilcaptocheckandaddoiltothegenerator

OILFILLCAP/DIPSTICK

whennecessary.

FEATURES

RECOILSTARTERGRIP

Therecoilstartergripisused(alongwiththeengine

switch)tostartthegenerator抯 engine.

Theflowoffuelthroughthegeneratoriscontrolledby

FUELVALVE

thepositionofthefuelvalve.

Theairfilterhelpstolimittheamountofdirtanddust

AIRFILTER

drawnintotheunitduringoperation.

Usethechokeleverforstartingacoldengine.

Whenchangingtheengineoil,theoildrainageboltis

CHOKELEVER

OILDRAINAGEBOLT

loosenedtoallowoldengineoiltobedrained.

Consultthefuellevelgaugetodeterminetheamountof

FUELLEVELGAUGE

fuelremaininginthegenerator.

Thefueltankhasacapacityof6.6gallons.

FUELTANK

See1Fig.

UNASSEMBLEDPARTS

Whee..............................................................lAssembly1

HandleAssembly.............................................................1

FootAssembly.................................................................1

Thefollowingassemblyhardwareitemsareincludedwiththegenerator.

ASSEMBLY

2Fig.

See2Fig.

INSTRUCTIONS

Thisproductrequiresassembly.

Carefullyremovethegeneratorandanyaccessories■

fromthebox.

NOTE:Thegeneratorisheavy.Toavoidbackinjury,liftwith

yourlegs,notyourback,andgethelpwhenneeded.

Makesurethatallitemslistedintheunassembled■

partslistareincluded.

breakageordamageoccurredduringshipping.

Donotdiscardthepackingmaterialuntilyouhave■

carefullyinspectedandsatisfactorilyoperatedthe

generator.

Ifanypartsaredamagedormissing,pleasecall■

1---1forassistance.

Generator

800849297

PACKINGLIST

WheelAssembly

HandleAssembly

FootAssembly

ContainerofOil

WarrantyCard

Owner'sManual

WARNING:

Donotattempttooperatethegeneratoruntilassembly

iscomplete.Failuretocomplycouldresultinpossible

WARNING:

Ifanypartsaremissing,donotoperatethisgenerator

untilthemissingpartsarereplaced.Failuretodoso

couldresultinpossibleseriouspersonalinjury.

WARNING:

Donotattempttomodifythisgeneratororcreate

accessoriesnotrecommendedforusewiththis

generator.Anysuchalterationormodificationis

misuseandcouldresultinahazardouscondition

leadingtopossibleseriouspersonalinjury.

INSTALLINGHANDLEASSEMBLY

Handle

Leftandrighthandlebrackets

4bolts

WARNING:

Donotattempttolifttheunitbythehandleassembly.

Ifitisnecessarytoliftthegenerator,alwaysgraspby

theframe.Useproperliftingtechniquestoavoidback

injury.

ASSEMBLY

4nuts

See3Fig.

Fig.3

Assemblethebracketontheframewithboltsandnuts

ASSEMBLY

INSTALLINGWHEELASSEMBLY

2wheels

2flatwashers

b4olts

Slidewheeloveraxleextension.

Slideflatwasheronaxleextension.

Installhexnutonaxleextensionandtightento

■

secure.

■ Repeatforsecondwheel.

NOTE:Blockupframesecurelywithwoodblocksto

provideclearanceforframebolts&wheelassembly.

Slidesquarecurvedwasher,curvedsidedown,■

onbolt.

■ Placeonframeandslideboltthroughframe

hole.

■

Repeatforsecondbolt.

Liftaxleandalignholewithinstalledframebolts.

Installnutson2boltsandtightentosecure

INSTALLINGFOOTASSEMBLY

2footsupports

6bolts

NOTE:Blockupframesecurelywithwoodblocksto

provideclearanceforfootsupportassembly.

■

Alignfootsupportwithholesinframecrossmember.2

■

Insertboltsintoweldednutsonfootsupport.

Tightenboltstosecure

Repeatforsecondfoot.

Fig. 5

Fig. 4

2 pins

4nuts

2flatwashers

c2olloid

6nuts

OPERATION

GROUNDINGTHEGENERATOR

TheNationalElectricalCoderequiresthattheframeand

externalelectricallyconductivepartsofthisgeneratorbe

properlyconnectedtoanapprovedearthground.Local

electricalcodesmayalsorequirepropergroundingof

theunit.Forthatpurpose,aGROUNDINGFASTENER

isprovidedonthegeneratorend(Figure).6

Generally,connectingaNo.12AWG(AmericanWire

Gauge)strandedcopperwiretothegroundingfastener

andtoanearth-drivencopperorbrassgroundingrod

(electrode)providesadequateprotectionagainstelec-

tricalshock.Becarefultokeepthegroundingwire

attachedafterconnectingthestrandedcopperwire.

However,localcodesmayvarywidely.

Properlygroundingthegeneratorhelpspreventelectrical

shockifagroundfaultconditionexistsinthegenerator

orinconnectedelectricaldevices,especiallywhenthe

unitisequippedwithawheelkit.Propergroundingalso

helpsdissipatestaticelectricity,whichoftenbuildsupin

ungroundeddevices.

Fig. 6

WARNING:

Consultwithalocalelectricianforgrounding

requirementsinyourarea.

Groundingfastener

OPERATION

APPLICATIONS

Thisgeneratorisdesignedtosupplyelectricalpowerfor

operatingcompatibleelectricallighting,appliances,tools,

andmotorloads.

BEFOREOPERATINGTHEUNIT

fluidlevelsoraddingfluid.

DANGER:

Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresultin

electrocution,especiallyifthegeneratorisequippedwith

awheelkit.NationalElectricCoderequiresgenerator

tobeproperlygroundedtoanapprovedearthground.

Callanelectricianforlocalgroundingrequirements

WARNING:

Donotuseanyattachmentsoraccessoriesnot

recommendedbythemanufacturerofthisgenerator.

Theuseofattachmentsoraccessoriesnot

recommendedcanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

CAUTION:

Attemptingtostarttheenginebeforeithasbeen

properlyfilledwithoilwillresultinequipmentfailure.

CHECKING/ADDINGOIL

Engineoilhasamajorinfluenceonengineperformance

andservicelife.Forgeneral,all-temperatureuse,SAE

10W-30isrecommended.Alwaysusea4-strokemotor

oilthatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsforAPIservice

classificationSJ.

NOTE:Non-detergentor2-strokeengineoilswilldam-

agetheengineandshouldnotbeused.

Unscrewtheoildipstickandremove.■

■

Wipedipstickcleanandreseatinhole.Donotrethread

■ Removedipstickagainandcheckoillevel.Oillevel

shouldfallwithinthehatchedareaonthedipstick.

Iflevelislow,addengineoiluntilthefluidlevelrises■

totheupperportionofthehatchedareaonthe

dipstick.

Replaceandsecurethedipstick.■

CHECKING/ADDINGFUEL

continuewiththenextstep.

Removethefueltankcap.■

Fig. 7

Fig. 8

NOTE:Alwaysuseunleadedgasolinewithapumpoctane

ratingof86orhigher.Neveruseold,stale,orcontaminated

gasoline,anddonotuseanoil/gasmixture.Donotallow

dirtorwatertoenterthefueltank.

OXYGENATEDFUELS

Someconventionalgasolinesareblendedwithalcoholoran

ethercompound.Thesegasolinesarecollectivelyreferred

toasoxygenatedfuels.Tomeetcleanairstandards,some

OILDIPSTICK

OILFILLHOLE

FUELTANKCAP

FUELLEVEL

GAUGE

FUELTANK

Full

Res

OPERATION

Ifusinganoxygenatedfuel,makesureitisunleaded

andmeetstheminimumoctaneratingrequirements.

Beforeusinganoxygenatedfuel,trytoconfirmthefuel抯

contents.Somestates/provincesrequirethisinformation

tobepostedonthepump.ThefollowingaretheEPA

approvedpercentagesofoxygenates:

Ethanol(ethylorgrainalcohol)10%byvolume. You

mayusegasolinecontainingupto10%ethanolby

volume.Gasolinecontainingethanolmaybemarketed

underthenameasohol.“G ”

MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)15%byvolume.

Youmayusegasolinecontainingupto15%MTBEby

volume.

Methanol(methylorwoodalcohol)5%byvolume.

Youmayusegasolinecontainingupto5%methanol

byvolumeaslongasitalsocontainscosolventsand

corrosioninhibitorstoprotectthefuelsystem.Gasoline

containingmorethan5%methanolbyvolumemay

causestartingand/orperformanceproblems.Itmayalso

damagemetal,rubber,andplasticpartsofthegenerator

oryourfuelsystem.

Ifyounoticeanyundesirableoperatingsymptoms,try

anotherservicestationorswitchtoanotherbrandof

gasoline.

NOTE:Fuelsystemdamageorperformanceproblems

resultingfromtheuseofanoxygenatedfuelcontaining

morethanthepercentagesofoxygenatesmentioned

abovearenotcoveredunderwarranty.

WARNING:

Onalevelsurfacewiththeengineoff,checktheoil

levelbeforeeachuseofthegenerator.

STARTINGTHEENGINE

notstartormayshutdownduringoperation.

Unplugallloadsfromthegenerator.

SwitchthecircuitbreakertotheONposition.

TurnthefuelvalvetotheONposition.

Movethechokeleverto(closed)position.

■

NOTE:Whenstartingawarmengine,leavethechokein

the(open)position.

PuttheengineswitchintheONposition.

Pulltherecoilstartinggriplightlyuntilyoufeela

Right

■

resistance,thenpullitbriskly.

NOTE:Donotallowthegriptosnapbackafterstarting;

returnitgentlytoitsoriginalplace.

Astheenginewarms,slowlymovethechokelever■

tothe.Left(closed)

STOPPINGTHEENGINE

Tostoptheengineinanemergencysituation:

PuttheengineswitchintheOFFposition.■

Fig. 9

Fig.10

Fig.11

RECOIL

STARTING

GRIP

ENGINE

SWITCH

CIRCUIT

BREAKER

FUELVALVE

Left

CHOKE

SeeFigures 91-1

Tostoptheengineundernormaloperatingconditions:

■ Removeanyloadfromthegenerator.

■ TurnthefuelvalvetotheOFFposition.

■ PuttheengineswitchintheOFFposition.

ToolorApplianceRated(Running)

Watts

Surge

(Starting)Watts

WindowAir

Conditioner

12001800

Refrigerator8001600

DeepFreezer500500

Television500 −

Light(75Watts)75 −

3075Total

RunningWatts

1800Highest

SurgeWatts

ToolorAppliance

Rated*

(Running)

Watts

Additional

Surge

(Starting)

Watts

Essentials

LightBulb-75Watt75 −

DeepFreezer500500

SumpPump8001200

Refrigerator/Freezer-18Cu.Ft.8001600

WaterWellPump-1/3HP1002000

Heating/Cooling

WindowAC-10,000BTU12001800

WindowFan300600

FurnaceFanBlower-1/2HP8001300

Kitchen

MicrowaveOven-1000Watt1000 −

CoffeeMaker1500 −

ElectricStove-SingleElement1500 −

HotPlate2500 −

FamilyRoom

DVD/CDPlayer100 −

VCR100 −

StereoReceiver450 −

ColorTelevision-27"500 −

PersonalComputerw/17"monitor800 −

Other

SecuritySystem180 −

AM/FMClockRadio300 −

GarageDoorOpener-1/2HP480520

ElectricWaterHeater-40Gal.4000 −

DIY/JobSite

QuartzHalogenWorkLight1000 −

AirlessSprayer-1/3HP6001200

ReciprocatingSaw960960

ElectricDrill-1/2HP10001000

CircularSaw-7-1/4"15001500

MiterSaw-10"18001800

Planer/Jointer-6"18001800

TableSaw/RadialArmSaw-10"2002000

AirCompressor-1-1/2HP25002500

*Wattageslistedareapproximate.Checktoolorapplianceforactualwattage.

CAPACITY

Makesurethegeneratorcansupplyenoughrated

(running)andsurge(starting)wattsfortheitemsyouwill

poweratthesametime.Followthesesimplesteps:

1.Selecttheitemsyouwillpoweratthesametime.

2.Totaltherated(running)wattsoftheseitems.Thisis

theamountofpowerthegeneratormustproduceto

keeptheitemsrunning.Seethewattagereference

chartattheright.

3.Estimatehowmanysurge(starting)wattsyouwill

need.Surgewattageistheshortburstofpower

neededtostartelectricmotor-driventoolsor

appliancessuchasacircularsaworrefrigerator.

Becausenotallmotorsstartatthesametime,total

surgewattscanbeestimatedbyaddingonlythe

item(s)withthehighestadditionalsurgewattstothe

totalratedwattsfromstep2.

TotalRated(RunningWatts)=30755800

Example:

HighestAdditionalSurgeWatts=1800

TotalGeneratorOutputRequired=48756200

POWERMANAGEMENT

Toprolongthelifeofthegeneratorandattacheddevices,

itisimportanttotakecarewhenaddingelectricalloads

tothegenerator.Thereshouldbenothingconnected

tothegeneratoroutletsbeforestartingtheengine.The

correctandsafewaytomanagegeneratorpoweristo

sequentiallyaddloadsasfollows:

1.Withnothingconnectedtothegenerator,start

theengineasdescribedearlierinthismanual.

2.Pluginandturnonthefirstload,preferablythe

largestloadyouhave.

3.Permitthegeneratoroutputtostabilize.(engineruns

smoothlyandattacheddeviceoperatesproperly.)

4.Pluginandturnonthenextload.

5.Again,permitthegeneratortostabilize.

6.Repeatsteps4and5foreachadditionalload.

Neveraddmoreloadsthanthegeneratorcapacity.

Takespecialcaretoconsidersurgeloadsingenerator

capacityaspreviouslydescribed.

WARNING:

Donotoverloadgenerator'scapacity.Exceeding

generator'swattage/amperagecapacitycandamage

generatorand/orelectricaldevicesconnectedtoit.

ELECTRICAL

DON'TOVERLOADGENERATOR

Maximum

Allowed

MAINTENANCE

Onlythepartsshownonthepartslistareintendedto

berepairedorreplacedbythecustomer.Allotherparts

shouldbereplacedataPoulanProAuthorizedService

Center.

Keepthegeneratorinacleananddryenvironment

GENERALMAINTENANCE

whereitisnotexposedtodust,dirt,moisture,orcor-

rosivevapors.Donotallowthecoolingairslotsinthe

generatortobecomecloggedwithforeignmaterialsuch

asleaves,snow,etc.

Donotuseagardenhosetocleanthegenerator.Water

enteringthefuelsystemorotherinternalpartsofthe

unitcancauseproblemsthatwilldecreasethelifeofthe

generator.

Tocleantheunit:

■ Useasoftbristlebrushand/orvacuumcleanerto

loosenandremovedirtanddebris.

■ Cleanairventswithlowpressureairthatdoesnot

exceed25psi.

■ Wipetheexteriorsurfacesofthegeneratorwitha

dampcloth.

CLEANING/REPLACINGAIRFILTERS

Forproperperformanceandlonglife,keepairfiltersclean:

■ Releasetheupperandlowerretainingclipsand

removetheairfiltercover.

Removetheouterfilterelementandtheinner■

precleanerelement.

■ Ifthefilterelementsaredirty,cleanwithwarm,soapy

water.Rinseandletdry.

Applyalightcoatofengineoiltotheelements,then■

squeezeitout.

Putthefilterelementsbacktogetherandreplace■

intheairfiltercompartment,beingcarefultoplace

theouterfilterelementclosesttotheairfiltercover.

■ Replacethecoverandsnapretainingclipsbackin

placetosecure.

NOTE:Donotrunthegeneratorwithouttheairfilters.

Rapidenginewearwillresult.

WARNING:

Whenservicing,useonlyidenticalPoulanPro

replacementparts.Useofanyotherpartsmay

createahazardorcauseproductdamage.

CHANGINGENGINEOIL

tocollectusedoilasitdrains.

Unscrewtheoildrainageboltandremove.

Allowoiltodraincompletely.

Reinstalltheoildrainageboltandtightensecurely.

Refillwithoilfollowingtheinstructionsinthe

■

"hecking/AddingOil"sectiononpage1.C5

Fig.13

Fig.12

OILFI

TUBE

OILDRAINA

BOLT

OILDIPSTICK

MAINTENANCE

CLEANINGFUELSEDIMENTCUP

gottenintothefueltankfromenteringthecarburetor.If

theenginehasnotbeenrunforalongtime,thesediment

cupshouldbecleanedbeforeuse.

Turnthefuelvalvetotheoffposition.

Removethesedimentcupusinga10mmwrench.

Removetheo-ringandfilter.

Cleaneachofthepartsinahighflash-pointsolvent.

Reinstallthefilter,o-ring,andsedimentcup.Tighten

■

with10mmwrenchtosecure.

ReturnthefuelvalvetotheONpositionandcheck■

forleaks.

SPARKPLUGMAINTENANCE

depositsinordertoensureproperengineoperation.

Tocheckthesparkplug:

Removethesparkplugcap.

Cleananydirtfromaroundthebaseofthespark

■

plug.

■

Removethesparkplug.

Inspectthesparkplugfordamage,andcleanwith

awirebrushbeforereinstalling.Iftheinsulator

iscrackedorchipped,thesparkplugshouldbe

replaced.

NOTE:Ifreplacing,usethefollowingrecommended

sparkplugsorequivalent:NGK,.

Measurethepluggapwithafeelergauge.The

FT7C

■

correctgapis.028-.031in.Correct,ifnecessary,by

carefullybendingthesideelectrode.

Seatsparkpluginposition;threadinbyhandto■

preventcross-threading.

■ Tightenwithsparkplugwrenchtocompresswasher.

Ifsparkplugisnew,use1/2turntocompress

washerappropriateamount.Ifreusingoldspark

plug,use1/8to1/4turnforproperwasher

compression.

Fig.15

Fig.14

SPARKPLUG

SEDIMENT

CUP

DRAININGCARBURETOR

container.

■

Retightendrainscrew.

TurntheengineswitchandfuelvalveOFF.

TRANSPORTING

Makesureengineandexhaustsystemofunitiscool.

■

Keeptheunitleveltopreventfuelspillage.

Donotdroporstriketheunitorplaceunderheavy

objects.

Fig.16

DRAINSCREW

STORAGE

Whenpreparingthegeneratorforstorage,followtheguidelinesbelow.

STORAGETIMEPRIORTOSTORING

Lessthan1monthNospecialpreparationisrequired.■

1to2monthsFillwithfreshgasolineandaddagasolineconditioner*.■

2monthsto1yearFillwithfreshgasolineandaddagasolineconditioner*.

Drainfuelfromcarburetor.

Cleanfuelsedimentcup.

■

1yearormoreDrainfueltank.

Drainfuelfromthecarburetor.

Cleanfuelsedimentcup.

Removesparkplug.

Putatablespoonofengineoilintothesparkplugcylinder.Turntheengineslowlywith

■

thepullropetodistributetheoil.

Reinstallsparkplug.

Changeengineoil.

■

Afterremovalfromstorage:

Fillwithfreshgasoline.■

*Usegasolineconditionersformulatedtoextendstoragelife.Forrecommendations,contactyournearestauthorized

servicecenter.

MAINTENANCE

STORAGE

MAINTENANCESCHEDULE

SERVICEITEMS

EACH

USE

FIRST

MONTHOR

20HOURS

EVERY 3

MONTHSOR

50HOURS

EVERY 6

MONTHSOR

100HOURS

EVERY

YEAROR

300HOURS

GeneralInspection X

CheckOilLevel X

ChangeEngineOil X X

CleanAirCleaner X

CleanCylinderCoolingFins X

CleanSparkPlug X

CleantheSparkArrestor X

CleanFuelSedimentCup X

CleanFuelTank X

AdjustValveClearance X

Checkfuelline Every2years(Replaceifnecessary)

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