ETQ Liquid Propane Portable Generator - Generator Safety Warnings; Carbon Monoxide Hazards; Electrical Shock and Short Circuit Prevention; Fuel Safety Guidelines

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Please!r ead!this!manual!to!understand!how!to!
use!your!unit!as!well!as!understanding!the!risk!
the!come!with!the!uni t.!
NOTICE&exceeding!your!generator!wattag e/!
amperage!coverage!capacity!can!damage!your!
unit!as!well!as!any!devices!attac hed!to!your!unit.!!
Consumer s!should!notice!that!this!manual!might!
differ!slightly !from!the!actual!product!as!more!
improvements!are!made!to!our!products.!Some!
of!the!pictures!in!this! manual!may!differ!slightly!
from!th e!actual!product!as!well.!Eastern!Tools!
and!Equipment,!Inc.!reserves!the!right!to!make!
changes!at!any!time!without!notice!and!without!
incurring!any!obligation!
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Operate!the!generator!ONLY! outdoors .!Never!
run!the!generator!indoors!as!the!engine!gives!
off!poisonous!carbon!monoxide,!an!odorless!and!
colorless!gas.!Inhaling!carbon!mo noxide!will!
cause!nausea,!fainting!or!death.!Also,!keep!the!
generator!at!least!3!feet!away!from!flammable!
matter!for!adequate!ventilation!
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Always!properly!ground!the!genera tor.!Failing!to!
do!so!can!result!in!electrocution,!particularly!if!
the!generator!is!equipped!with!a!wheel!kit.!!
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Be!sure!to!notify!the!utility!company!
when!using!the!generator!for!backup!
power.!Use!approved!transf er !
equipment!to!isolate!the!generator!from!electric!
utility.!In!highly!conductive!area!such!as!metal!
decking!or!steel!work,!use!a!ground!circuit!fault!
interrupter.! Never!touch!the!generator!if!the!
generator!is!wet.!Also,!never!touch!the!
generator!if!your!hand!is!wet.!Never!operate!
your!g enerator!if!the!weather!conditions!call!for!
any!type!of!precipitation!such!as!rain,!snow,!or!
fog.!!
Do!not!use!electrical!cords!that!have!been!
damaged!(worn,!bare,!frayed)!
Do!not!touch!bare!receptacles!or !wires!
Do!not!allow!children!to!operate!the!generator.!
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When!using!the!LPG!generator,!please!be!sure!
that!there!is!some!distance!between!LGP!tank!
and!the!LPG!generator,!to!prevent!unnecessary!
danger!because!of!th e!high!temperature!surface!
area!of!the!LPG!tank.!When!using!the!unit,!
please!check!the!surface!temperature!of!the!
LPG!tank.!!
Place!the!generator!in!a!well‐ventila ted!area.!DO&
NOT!pla c e!the!generator!near!vents!or!intakes!
where!exhaust!fumes!could!be!drawn!into!
occupied!or!confined!spaces.!Carefully!consider!
wind!and!ai r!currents!when!positioning!
generator.!Please!do!not!light!a!cigarette!near!
the!LPG!genera tor .!
GENERATOR SAFETY
Do!not!start!generator!with!electrical!devices!
connected!to!it.!Start!the!generator!first!and!
after!the!sp eed!of!the!generator!stabilizes,!
electrical!loads!can!be!applied!to!it.!!
When!connecting!electrical!loads,!make!sure!the!
devices!are!"OFF"!first!before!connecting!them.!