[Donaldjames]

Be sure to turn off the major loads that are going to be on the generator before starting it up. Then let it warm up for at least a few minutes and then engage the circuit breakers that are needed. As far as the batteries are concerned as long as you have the engine and house battery banks on you should be fine. If for some reason your batteries are low and you need a boost you can turn on the battery emergency interconnect. That will connect both the house batteries and the engine batteries giving added boost. In addition, when you are finished with the generator turn off All the major circuit breakers and let the Generator cool for a few minutes and then shut down.