Don't Overload Generator; Power Management - Briggs & Stratton ELITE Série Manuel De L'utilisateur

DON'T OVERLOAD
GENERATOR
Capacity
You must make sure your generator can supply enough
rated (running) and surge (starting) watts for the items you
will power at the same time. Follow these simple steps:
1. Select the items you will power at the same time.
2. Total the rated (running) watts of these items. This is
the amount of power your generator must produce to
keep your items running. See Figure 7.
3. Estimate how many surge (starting) watts you will
need. Surge wattage is the short burst of power
needed to start electric motor-driven tools or
appliances such as a circular saw or refrigerator.
Because not all motors start at the same time, total
surge watts can be estimated by adding only the
item(s) with the highest additional surge watts to the
total rated watts from step 2.
Example:
Rated (Running)
Tool or Appliance
Watts
Deep Freezer 500
Television 500
Light (75 Watts) 75
1075 Total Running
Watts
Total Rated (Running) Watts
Highest Additional Surge Watts
Total Generator Output Required = 1575

Power Management

To prolong the life of your generator and attached devices,
it is important to take care when adding electrical loads to
your generator. There should be nothing connected to the
generator outlets before starting it's engine. The correct
and safe way to manage generator power is to sequentially
add loads as follows:
1. With nothing connected to the generator, start the
engine as described in this manual.
2. Plug in and turn on the first load, preferably the largest
load you have.
3. Permit the generator output to stabilize (engine runs
smoothly and attached device operates properly.
Additional Surge
(Starting) Watts
500
-
-
500 Highest Surge
Watts
= 1075
= 500
12
4. Plug in and turn on the next load.
5. Again, permit the generator to stabilize.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional load.
NEVER add more loads than the generator capacity. Take
special care to consider surge loads in generator capacity,
as described above.
Figure 7 - Wattage Reference Chart
Tool or Appliance
Essentials
Light Bulb - 75 watt
Deep Freezer
Sump Pump
Refrigerator/Freezer - 18 Cu. Ft.
Water Well Pump - 1/3 HP
Heating/Cooling
Window Fan
Furnace Fan Blower - 1/2 HP
Kitchen
Microwave Oven - 1000 Watt
Coffee Maker
Electric Stove - Single Element
Hot Plate
Family Room
Stereo Receiver
Television - 27"
Personal Computer w/17" monitor
Other
AM/FM Clock Radio
Electric Water Heater - 40 Gallon
Quartz Halogen Work Light
Airless Sprayer - 1/3 HP
Reciprocating Saw
Electric Drill - 1/2 HP
Circular Saw - 7 1/4"
Miter Saw - 10"
Table Saw/Radial Arm Saw - 10"
Air Compressor - 1-1/2 HP
*Wattages listed are approximate only. Check tool or
appliance for actual wattage.
OPERATION
Additional
Rated*
Surge
(Running)
(Starting)
Watts
Watts
75 -
500 500
800 1200
800 1600
1000 2000
300 600
800 1300
1000 -
1500 -
1500 -
2500 -
450 -
500 -
800 -
300 -
4000 -
1000 -
600 1200
960 960
1000 1000
1500 1500
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2500 2500