Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 005747-0 (XG8000E) Generac
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www .generac.c om or 1 -888-436-3722 Owner's Manu al XG Ser ies 6,500-8,000 W at t P or tabl e Generator MODELS: 005796-0 (XG650 0), 005797-0 (XG7000), 005798-0 (XG7000E ), 005800-0 (XG8000), 005.
Introduction ........................................................ ..... 1 R ead this Manua l Thoroughly ................................. 1 Safety Rules ................................... ........................ 1 Standards Index ............. .
Thank you for purchas ing this mode l by Generac Power Systems, In c. This model is a compa ct, high per for ma nce , air- co oled, en gine dri ven gene rator d esign ed t o sup pl y elect rical powe r to operate elec trical loads wh ere no utility pow er is available o r in place of utili ty due to a power outage.
2 Never use the generator or any of its par t s as a step. Stepping on the unit can stress and brea k par ts, and may result in dangerous operat ing condit ions from leaki ng exhaust g ases, fu el le ak age , oil le ak ag e, etc .
3 Do not inser t objects through unit’s cooling slots. Do not • operate the gener ator if connect ed elect rical dev ices overh eat, if electrical output is lost, if engine or ge nerator spark s or if flames or smoke are obse rve d while unit is r unni ng.
Remove all packaging m aterial. Re move separate accessory box. Remove car ton off the ge nerator . Che ck all c onte nts (F igur e 1 ). If any p ar ts a re mis sin g or dam aged lo cate an au thorized de aler at 1 -888- 775- 6937.
5 R ead t he entire Owner ’s M anual a nd Saf ety R ules before operati ng thi s gener ator . Compare the gen erat or to Fi gures 3 throu gh 6 t o become fami liarized with the locations of various co ntrols and adju stments. Save t his manual for fut ure refere nce.
6 NOTE: The b at tery shipp ed with the gener ator has been fully c harge d. A batter y may lose some of it s charge when not in us e for prol onge d periods of tim e. If the batter y is unable to crank the en gin e, pl ug in the 12V charg er inclu ded i n the ac ce ssor y b ox (se e t he C h ar gi ng th e Ba tt e ry se ct io n ).
If the re are any pr oble ms ope rat ing th e gene rator , plea se ca ll the gene rator helpli ne at 1 -888-4 36-372 2. Never ope rate in an enclosed area or indo ors! NEVER us e in the home, or in pa.
If ser v ice work is per f or med on t he alt er nat or , DO NO T dis card the w hite jum pe r wires from th e t erminal b lock to the al ternato r gr ound, lo cated on th e rea r beari ng car rier .
E lectri c Nail Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 E lectri c Rang e (per element) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 500 Electric Skillet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do not over fill the fue l tank. Al ways lea ve room for fuel expansio n. If the fue l tank is over fi lled, fue l can over flow onto a ho t engi ne and c ause FIRE o r EXPLOSION. Wi pe up any spi lled fuel im mediat ely . Use regu lar UN LEADED ga soline with th e ge nerato r eng ine.
T o star t the engine, press a nd hold the Star t/R un/Stop switch in the “ Star t” posi tion. T he e ngine wil l cr ank an d a ttempt to sta r t.
Model # ............ ........ ........ ........... ..... ......... .......... 005797-0, 00579 8-0 R ated Ma x. P ower ............... ........ .......... ....... ........... ........ ........ 7.0 kW** Surge P ower .......... ........ ......... .......
13 NOTE: DO NOT use a garden hose to clean g enerator . Wa ter can enter t he en gine fue l sy st em an d cau se p r obl ems. In a ddi tion, if water enter s the generator through cooling air slots, s ome water will be retained in voids and cr evices of th e rotor and stator winding ins ulatio n.
14 Figur e 13 Air Filter %-6 *-0 8)6 '3 :) 6 The eng ine exha us t mu ffl er has a spa rk a rrest or scre en . In sp ect and clean the screen at least once each year (Figure 14). If unit is used r egularly , inspect a nd clean more of ten.
Do not sto re ga soline fro m one season to ano ther . Replac e a ny ga solin e c an th at star ts to r ust. Rust and/ o r dir t i n the gas oline will cause proble ms with the carbu retor and fuel system. If pos sible, store the unit i ndoors and cover it to give protection fr om dust and dir t.
PRO BLE M CA US E CO RR EC T I ON Engine is running, but no AC output is available. 1. Circuit breaker is open. 2. P oor connection or defective cord se t. 3. Connected device is bad. 4. Fau l t i n ge n er at or . 5. GFC I trip s the 20 Amp outle t .
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18 CALIFORNI A AND FEDER AL EMIS SI ON CONTROL WARRANTY ST A T EMENT Y OUR W ARRAN TY RI GHTS AND OBLI GA TIONS The Ca lifornia Air Resourc es Board (CARB) and the U nited States Environmental Protection Agency (EP A), to gether with Generac P ower Systems, Inc.
EMIS SION CONT ROL SY ST EM WARRANTY Emission Contro l System Wa rranty (ECS warranty) f or equipment usin g small spark -ignited engines: (a) Applicabili ty: This warranty shall a pply to equip ment that use s small off -road engines.
Manua l Par t No. 0H3530 Revision E (0 9/30 /10) Printed in U.S.A . GENERA C POWER SYST EMS “T WO YEA R” LIMIT ED W ARRA NTY FOR XG SE RIES POR T ABLE GENERA TORS For a per iod o f tw o year s fr om t he da te o f or igin al sal e, Genera c Power Syst ems , Inc .
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