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Essential circuits – Briggs & Stratton 1679-0 User Manual

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Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System

Owners Manual

Figure 2 identifies system components and shows typical
installation details.Variations to this illustration are related
to code issues, piping distances and materials.

Essential Circuits

As a Home Generator System owner, it is important that
you clearly identify the circuits in your building that are
"essential" to you. Because the Home Generator System is
equipped with an Automatic Transfer Switch, your selection
of essential circuits will be transferred to the Home
Generator System within 15 seconds (+/- 5 seconds).

It is important that your installer understand which circuits
you want to include as "Essential Circuits". Depending on
the power consumed by these circuits, most or all of them
can be switched to the Home Generator System for the
duration of normal power interruption.

The wattage reference guide shown in Figure 3 will assist
you with your decision-making process. It provides the
wattage used by many ordinary household devices. Use it
as a guide when selecting your essential circuits. Review
this information with your installer and ask about any
technical considerations that might affect the cost of your
installation.

Power Lead

Connections

NEUTRAL to White wire

GND to chassis

Control Signal

Connections

Automatic

Power

Transfer

Switch

Rear of

Control

Panel

Home Generator

System Generator

Power Leads

Signal Leads

Main

Distribution

Panel

Utility Power

Meter

Figure 2 — Typical Completed Automatic Transfer Switch Installation