Hunter H45DS - Page 116

Hunter 4
5
DS
• AC Electric
8
.
6
5
. Switch on onl
y
the circuits
y
ou will be usin
g
.
8
.3.5 Generator Start-u
p
DA NG ER
! !
Carbon Monoxide can be harmful or fatal if inhaled.
Inspect
g
enerator exhaust s
y
stem for leaks at each
g
enerator startup
.
WARNING
! !
T
he blower must be run for four
(
4
)
minutes before
start
i
n
g
t
h
e en
gi
ne or
g
enerator
.
1. To
g
ain access to the
g
enerator, remove en
g
ine box
access doors. Check
g
enerator for si
g
ns of fuel or oil
leaks. I
f
y
our boat has diesel en
g
ines, check the
f
uel
f
ilt
e
r.
2.
C
heck area
f
or
f
uel
f
umes. I
f
y
ou detect
f
uel
f
umes
:
a.
E
vacuate t
h
e
b
oat
i
mme
di
ate
ly
b. Noti
fy
the dock,
f
ire department, or
C
oast
G
uard o
f
the
co
n
di
t
io
n.
c
.
O
pen all hatches, doors, and ports
f
or natural ventila-
t
io
n.
d. When
y
ou can no lon
g
er smell
f
umes, locate the
source. Usin
g
a hand held pump, carefull
y
remove
an
y
f
uel
f
rom the bil
g
e. Dispose o
f
this
f
uel in a sa
f
e,
approved location.
3
. I
f
y
ou do not smell
f
uel
f
umes, make sure
f
uel shuto
ff
valve on fuel line to
g
enerator is open
.
4.
C
heck
g
enerator oil level. Re
f
er to the
g
enerator
manual for instructions. Add oil if necessar
y.
5
.
C
heck
g
enerator coolant level.
S
ee
g
enerator manual
f
o
r in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
6
.
O
pen
g
enerator seacock. Valve is open when the
ha
n
dle
is
i
n
li
n
e
w
i
t
h
hose
.
S
eacock is located
f
orward o
f
the
g
enerator sea strainer.
7.
A
t contro
l
pane
l
, ma
k
e sure source se
l
ect sw
i
tc
h
i
s
i
n
the o
ff
position.
8
. Consult
y
our Generator
O
EM manual for proper start
u
p
p
roce
d
ures
.
Important: Do not crank generator continuously for more than
10 seconds. If engine fails to start within 10 seconds, release
switch. Allow starter motor to cool for at least 10 seconds.
Then try starting the engine again. If generator fails to start
after three attempts, contact your dealer. Prolonged starting
attempts may damage starter motor as well as the generator.
9
. Check for water comin
g
from the exhaust outlet pipe.
Water
f
lowin
g
f
rom the pipe indicates the water is circu-
latin
g
throu
g
h the
g
enerator coolin
g
s
y
stem. You should
see water flowin
g
shortl
y
after
g
enerator starts.
10. Inspect the exhaust s
y
stem
f
or leaks. I
f
y
ou detect
leaks or smell fumes, shut down the
g
enerator immedi-
atel
y
. Do not restart the
g
enerator until
y
ou have cor-
rected the problem
.
11. Allow the
g
enerator to warm up be
f
ore connectin
g
a
heav
y
electrical load. Keep the load within the name-
p
l
ate rat
i
n
g
.
Note: Infrequent use of the generator may result in hard start-
ing. For detailed start-up information, refer to the generator
operating manual.
8
.3.6 Generator Shutdown
1.
S
hut o
ff
all A
C
devices and equipment, and the shore
power /
g
enerator selector switch
.
2. Allow
g
enerator to run
f
or one to two minutes at no load
to a
ll
ow t
h
e en
gi
ne to coo
l
d
own.
3
. Press
G
ENERAT
O
R
S
tart
/S
top switch to
S
T
O
P
.
4.
C
lose
f
uel valve and seacock.
8
.3.7 The Air Conditionin
g
S
y
ste
m
1. Ensure
y
ou have 120 volt power to the MDP.
2.
C
heck to make sure that the seawater intake, and
dischar
g
e
f
or the A
/C
s
y
stem coolin
g
is open and that the
s
tr
a
in
e
r i
s
c
l
ea
n
a
n
d
deb
ri
s
fr
ee.
3
. Ener
g
ize the Air
C
onditionin
g
s
y
stem at the MDP
pane
l
.
4.
C
heck to make sure that the dischar
g
e is
f
lowin
g
at the
Air Conditionin
g
coolin
g
water dischar
g
e.