Kohler 14/20RESAL Portable Generator User Manual


 
TP-6804 12/1112 Introduction
Nameplate
The following illustration shows a typical generator set
nameplate. Copy the model, serial, and specification
numbers from the nameplate into the spaces provided in
the product information section on the inside front cover
of this manual. See the service views in Section 1.8 for
the nameplate location.
GM12070
Emission Information
The Kohler r Model CH740 engine used on the
14RESA/RESAL generator set is certified to operate
using natural gas or propane fuel.
The Kohler Model CH1000 engine used on the
20RESA/RESAL generator set is certified to operate
using propane fuel. The CH1000 engine used on the
20RESA/RESAL may be operated on natural gas fuel
because it is excluded from the requirements of
40 CFR 1048 as a stationary engine.
The engine used in the Model 20RESA/RESAL
generator set is certified for emergency standby use
only.
The Emission Compliance Period referred to on the
Emission Control or Air Index label indicates the number
of operating hours for which the engine has been shown
to meet CARB or EPA emission requirements. Figure 3
provides the engine compliance period (in hours)
associated with the category descriptor, which may be
found on the certification label.
Emission Compliance Period
EPA
Category C
250 hours
Category B
500 hours
Category A
1000 hours
CARB
Moderate
125 hours
Intermediate
250 hours
Extended
500 hours
Figure 3 Emission Compliance Period
Refer to the certification label for engine displacement.
The exhaust emission control system for the CH740
engines (14RESA/RESAL) is EM for U.S. EPA,
California, and Europe.
The exhaust emission control system for the CH1000
engine (20RESA/RESAL) is EM for U.S. EPA,
California, and Europe.