WH6000 Owner's Manual

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CONGRATULATIONS ON OWNING A WESTINGHOUSE GENERATOR ......................................................... 3

For Your Records: ......................................................................................................................................... 3

Product Registration ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Product Registration Form ............................................................................................................................ 3

SAFETY .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

SAFETY DEFiNiTiONS ...................................................................................................................................... 7

SAFETY SYMBOL DEFiNiTiONS ...................................................................................................................... 7

GENERAL SAFETY RULES ............................................................................................................................... 8

SAFETY LABELS AND DECALS ..................................................................................................................... 10

UNPACKING ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

UNPACKING THE GENERATOR ...................................................................................................................... 12

WHEEL KIT ACCESSORIES BOX ................................................................................................................... 12

Components: .............................................................................................................................................. 12

ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................................................. 14

ASSEMBLY- SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0612 AND EARLIER ..................................................................... 14

ASSEMBLY- SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0712 AND LATER .......................................................................... 16

iNSTALLiNG THE BATTERY (ELECTRIC START GENERATORS ONLY) ....................................................... 18

FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................. 19

GENERAL GENERATOR FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 19

CONTROL PANEL FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 21

OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 22

BEFORE STARTING THE GENERATOR ......................................................................................................... 22

ADDING / CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND FUEL ....................................................................................... 23

Checking and / or Adding Engine Oil .......................................................................................................... 23

Adding Gasoline to the Fuel Tank ............................................................................................................... 23

STARTING THE GENERATOR ......................................................................................................................... 24

Manually Starting a Generator ................................................................................................................... 24

Starting an Electric Start Generator ........................................................................................................... 26

STOPPING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................ 27

Normal Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 27

During an Emergency ................................................................................................................................. 27

MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 28

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 28

Maintenance Schedule ............................................................................................................................... 28

ENGINE OIL MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................................................... 29

Engine Oil Specification .............................................................................................................................. 29

Checking Engine Oil ................................................................................................................................... 29

Adding Engine Oil ....................................................................................................................................... 30

Changing Engine Oil ................................................................................................................................... 30

AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................ 30

Cleaning the Air Filter ................................................................................................................................. 30

SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................ 32

CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0612 AND EARLIER ............................ 33

CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR - SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXX0712 AND LATER ................................. 34

CLEANING THE GENERATOR ........................................................................................................................ 34

LONG-TERM STORAG E .................................................................................................................................. 35

Storage Procedure for 1 - 3 Months ........................................................................................................... 35

Storage Procedure for Greater Than 3 Months .......................................................................................... 35

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................ 36

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................................... 36

WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................................ 38

WESTPRO POWER SYSTEMS "THREE YEAR" LiMiTED WARRANTY ......................................................... 38

WESTPRO'S RESPONSiBiLiTY ................................................................................................................ 38

OWN ER'S RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................................................................... 38

PRODUCT WARRANTY APPLiCATiONS AND PRODUCT WARRANTY PERIODS ................................ 38

CONSUMER APPLiCATiON ................................................................................................................ 38

COMMERCIAL APPLiCATiON ............................................................................................................ 38

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