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Briggs & Stratton 202826GS User Manual

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Initial Start-up (No Load)

Beforeoperatingthehomegeneratororplacingitinto

service,inspecttheentireinstallationcarefully.
Thenbegintestingthesystemwithoutanyelectricalloads

connected,asfollows:
1. Setgenerator’smaincircuitbreakertoitsON(closed)

position.

. Install15Ampfuseincontrolpanel.
3. Setgenerator’ssystemswitchtoAUTO.
4. PushMANUAL OVER-RIDEbuttononcontrolpanel.
NOTE:Whenthehomegeneratorisstartedforthevery

firsttime,itwillrequirethatairinthegaseousfuellinesbe

purged.Thismaytakeafewminutes.
5. DONOTcrankengineformorethan10seconds,then

pausefor10secondstoreduceheatinthestarter.

6. Repeatprocessuntilenginestarts.
7. Listenforunusualnoises,vibrationorotherindications

ofabnormaloperation.Checkforoilleakswhileengine

runs.

8. Letenginewarmupforaboutfiveminutestoallow

internaltemperaturestostabilize.

9. ConnectanaccurateACvoltmeterandafrequency

metertocheckgeneratoroutputatloadsideofcircuit

breaker.Voltageshouldbe39-6Volts,frequency

shouldbe6.0-6.5Hz.

NOTE:Ifeitherparameterisoutsidetheseranges,perform

theEngineAdjustmentsdescribedbelow.
10. Checkgeneratoroutputbetweenoneofthegenerator

connectionlugsandtheneutrallug,thenbetweenthe

othergeneratorconnectionlugandtheneutrallug.

Inbothcases,voltagereadingshouldbebetween

119-131Volts.

11. PushandholdMANUAL OVER-RIDEbuttononcontrol

panelagainuntilenginestops.

IMPORTANT:DONOTproceeduntilyouarecertainthat

generatorACvoltageandfrequencyarecorrectandwithin

thestatedlimits.Toobtainthepropergeneratorfrequency,

seeEngine Adjustments.

Engine Adjustment

Eachhomegeneratorunitleavesthefactorysetforeither

NGorLPgasoperation.Thereareregionalvariancesinthe

compositionofnaturalgas.Ifthegeneratoroutputvoltage

orfrequencymeasuredduringInitialStart-Up(paragraph#9)

isoutsidethelistedranges,thecombustibilityofthegas

suppliedattheinstallationsitemaybesubstantiallydifferent

fromthefuelusedatthefactory.
Toadjusttheengineforthisdifference,proceedasfollows.
1. Opentheoildrainandcontrolpanelaccessdoors.
. Removethefourscrewsthatholdthecircuitbreaker

covertotheairintakeguard.

3. Connectanaccuratefrequencymetertothelinesideof

thegenerator’smaincircuitbreaker.

4. Ensurethatthe15Ampfuseisinstalled.
5. Setthegenerator’smaincircuitbreakerON.
6. Setthegenerator’ssystemswitchtoAUTO.
7. PushMANUAL OVER-RIDEbuttononcontrolpanel.

Whentheenginestarts,allowittowarmupforfive

minutes.