Safety Precautions
DANGER:
A hazard that will result in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage.
WARNING: A hazard that could result in death, serious injury, or substantial property damage.
CAUTION: A hazard that could result in minor personal injury or property damage.
NOTE: is used to notify people of important installation, operation, or maintenance information.
Read this manual carefully before operating this machine. This manual should stay with this
machine if it is sold.
WARNING
Explosive Fuel
can cause fires
and severe
burns.
Do not fill fuel
tank while
engine is hot or
running.
Gasoline is extremely
flammable and its vapors
can explode if ignited.
Never refuel while smoking
or in vicinity of an open
flame. Store gasoline only
in approved containers, in
well ventilated, unoccupied
buildings, away from sparks
or flames. Spilled fuel
could ignite if it comes in
contact with hot parts or
sparks from ignition. Never
use gasoline as a cleaning
agent.
WARNING
Rotating Parts
can cause
severe injury.
Stay away while
generator is in
operation.
Keep hands, feet, hair,
and clothing away from all
moving parts to prevent
injury. Never operate
generator with covers,
shrouds, or guards
removed.
California Proposition 65 Warning
Engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known
to State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm.
California Proposition 65 Warning
This product contains chemicals known to State of California
to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
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CAUTION
Electrical Shock
can cause injury.
Do not touch
wires while
generator is
running.
Never operate generator in
rain or snow.
Never touch generator
with wet hands or electrical
shock may occur.
WARNING
Accidental
Starts can cause
severe injury or
death.
Disconnect and
ground spark
plug lead(s)
before servicing.
Before working on
generator or equipment,
disable engine as follows:
1) Disconnect spark plug
lead(s). 2) Disconnect
negative (–) battery cable
from battery.
Do not allow children to
operate generator.
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WARNING
Hot Parts can
cause severe
burns.
Do not touch
generator while
operating or just
after stopping.
Never operate generator
with heat shields or guards
removed. Do not modify
generator.
Place generator in a place
where pedestrians or
children are not likely to
touch generator.
Be sure to carry generator
only by its carrying handles.
WARNING
Hazardous
Voltage.
Backfeed to
utility system
can cause
property
damage, severe
injury, or death.
Never plug a portable
generator directly into a
building outlet.
If generator is used for
standby power, have a
certified, licensed electrician
install an automatic
transfer switch to prevent
inadvertent interconnection
of standby and normal
sources of supply.
There is a permanent
conductor between the
generator (stator winding)
and the frame.
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