{"id":40850,"date":"2026-01-16T10:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/appliance-power-consumption-in-a-catering-trailer-or-food-truck-input-power-vs-output-a-practical-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:20:41","slug":"appliance-power-consumption-in-a-catering-trailer-or-food-truck-input-power-vs-output-a-practical-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/en\/appliance-power-consumption-in-a-catering-trailer-or-food-truck-input-power-vs-output-a-practical-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Appliance power consumption in a catering trailer or food truck: input power vs output + a practical overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40850\" class=\"elementor elementor-40850 elementor-39138\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c8a006d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8a006d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b36b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"2b36b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re planning a catering trailer or food truck, one of the first questions is always the same: <\/span><b>how much electricity do I really need?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most problems at events don\u2019t happen because a catering trailer or food truck \u201cdoesn\u2019t have enough power,\u201d but because peak loads are underestimated, circuits are split poorly, or people rely only on the spec sheet without considering real-world operation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, you\u2019ll find:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the difference between <\/span><b>input power and output<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (and why people mix them up),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an overview of the most common appliances and their consumption,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to do a simple calculation for your catering trailer or food truck,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recommended load limits per phase\/circuit,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a checklist so it doesn\u2019t trip at an event.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: if you\u2019re dealing with 230V vs 400V connections, 16A\/32A and CEE connectors, check out our guide: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/en\/power-in-a-catering-trailer-230v-vs-400v-how-many-kw-you-need-examples\/\"><b>Electricity in a catering trailer or food truck: 230V vs 400V<\/b> <\/a> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b649121 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b649121\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3eff4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac3eff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-851f795 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"851f795\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25896cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"25896cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Input power vs output: what it is and why it matters<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These terms are often confused, but they\u2019re key when planning electrics for a catering trailer or food truck.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Input power (W \/ kW) \u2013 how much the appliance \u201cdraws\u201d from the grid<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Input power<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  is the value on the appliance label: for example 2,000 W or 3.5 kW. It tells you how much energy the appliance draws from the electrical supply when it\u2019s running. <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000 W = <\/span><b>1 kW<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the higher the input power, the more it loads the supply, circuit, and breaker<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Output (W \/ kW) \u2013 how much \u201cwork\u201d the appliance actually does<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Output<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  in everyday speech people use as \u201chow powerful the appliance is\u201d (e.g., a grill that heats up fast). In technical practice, you\u2019ll often find that: <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an appliance has a certain <\/span><b>input power<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and it changes depending on the operating mode (e.g., thermostat, cycles, reheating).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>The practical takeaway for a catering trailer or food truck:<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When planning electricity, focus mainly on <\/span><b>input power and peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (not marketing \u201coutput\u201d). That\u2019s why it\u2019s better to look at the label and the operating mode. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-69ac2a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69ac2a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eefb9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9eefb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-839fdc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"839fdc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cf990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"45cf990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>The most common mistake: people add up the watts and call it done<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On paper it looks simple: add up the input power of the appliances and you have the answer. In reality, three more things matter: <\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 heating appliances go to max, compressors have inrush current.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>What runs constantly vs occasionally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 cooling runs all day, heating runs in cycles.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Circuit\/phase distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 even if your catering trailer or food truck has enough power \u201cin total,\u201d you can overload one phase.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-85121aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85121aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a2fc7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00a2fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-134a7a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"134a7a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487d635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"487d635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Approximate overview of appliances and input power (table)<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: values vary by brand and model. Use this as a practical baseline for a catering trailer or food truck. <\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Appliance<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Approx. input power<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Espresso machine (1\u20132 group)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.0\u20134.5 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grinder<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2\u20130.5 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boiler \/ water heating<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5\u20133.0 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact grill<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5\u20133.5 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microwave<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0\u20131.5 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refrigerated beer tap<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3\u20130.8 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice maker<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3\u20130.8 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under-counter fridge<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1\u20130.3 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larger fridge<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2\u20130.6 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freezer<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2\u20130.7 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LED lighting + small items<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1\u20130.3 kW<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-024a885 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"024a885\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42034c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"42034c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-center photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice.png\"data-width=\"1536\" data-height=\"1024\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spotrebice.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca42772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"ca42772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe biggest differences in consumption in a catering trailer or food truck come from heating and cooling\u2014not lights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-30f80cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30f80cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de906f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3de906f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-58f98d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58f98d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c943865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"c943865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Continuous draw vs peak: what it means in practice<\/b><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Continuous draw<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the appliance runs long-term (e.g., fridges).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: short-term maximum draw (e.g., espresso machine reheating, starting the ice maker, turning on the grill).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At peak, it can happen that your catering trailer or food truck has enough power \u201con paper,\u201d but in reality it trips the breaker.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Rule of thumb from practice:<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t plan to run at 100% of maximum. A buffer is cheaper than downtime. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a0619ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0619ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6262a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6262a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a29d50f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a29d50f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0770f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"0770f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>How to do a simple calculation for your catering trailer or food truck (3 steps)<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>Step 1: List your appliances<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write down everything you\u2019ll use\u2014including small items (lighting, pumps, POS, chargers).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 2: Split into \u201cruns all the time\u201d vs \u201cruns at peak\u201d<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>All the time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cooling, tap system, lighting, POS<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peaks:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> espresso machine, boiler, grill, microwave<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Step 3: Add a buffer<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practice:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">add <\/span><b>+20\u201330% buffer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for peaks and future appliances,<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and also consider <\/span><b>load per phase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not just the total.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-460b25e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"460b25e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40532cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40532cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-0da45e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0da45e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274eac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"274eac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Best practice: load limits per phase\/circuit<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a catering trailer or food truck is connected to <\/span><b>400V \/ 32A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and split into <\/span><b>3 phases\/circuits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as a rough guide:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 phase can theoretically handle about <\/span><b>7.4 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (230V \u00d7 32A)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for stable operation, we recommend keeping continuous load closer to <\/span><b>5\u20136 kW per phase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so there\u2019s headroom for peaks<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Practical recommendation:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Put cooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on one phase (for stability and hygiene),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>heating<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the second,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>work sockets\/espresso machine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the third.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-1d7a6fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d7a6fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef18476 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ef18476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b8630d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8630d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb155a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5fb155a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>3 most common configurations (real examples)<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>1) Coffee concept (catering trailer or food truck)<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">espresso machine 3\u20134 kW (peaks)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grinder 0.3 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cooling 0.3\u20130.8 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boiler 2 kW (peaks)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small items 0.2 kW<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> don\u2019t start the espresso machine and boiler at the same time, and spread them across phases.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>2) Mobile bar (catering trailer or food truck)<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tap system 0.5\u20130.8 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ice maker 0.4\u20130.8 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cooling 0.5\u20131.2 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small items 0.2 kW<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account for compressor start-up\u2014don\u2019t run it on the edge.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>3) Hot kitchen (catering trailer or food truck)<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grill 2\u20133.5 kW (peaks)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boiler 2\u20133 kW (peaks)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cooling 0.5\u20131.5 kW<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small items<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with heavy heating loads, consider gas for part of the equipment.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-41085ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41085ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f265a24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f265a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b961960 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b961960\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19ebcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"c19ebcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>When it\u2019s worth considering gas (especially for heating)<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For high-draw appliances, gas can make sense:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of kW limits,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of electricity prices at festivals,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of self-sufficiency where power is weak.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-939defb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"939defb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42be40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"42be40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-center photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2.png\"data-width=\"1536\" data-height=\"1024\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rozvadzace-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8313f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8313f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA hybrid setup for a catering trailer or food truck (electricity + gas) can reduce the risk of outages and cut event costs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-4d21618 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d21618\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf37ffe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf37ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-1fee876 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fee876\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d5f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"30d5f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>How we do it at Gastronova: custom electrics + inspection<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don\u2019t do electrics from a template. Wiring for a catering trailer or food truck is always designed to match the appliances: <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">circuit distribution based on real operation,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a design by a certified electrician in Slovakia,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follow-up checks and an <\/span><b>electrical installation inspection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4500b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"ac4500b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-center photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2.png\"data-width=\"1536\" data-height=\"1024\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/revizia-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-f234dda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f234dda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f001844 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f001844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-0e80f30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e80f30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267f867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"267f867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Checklist: so it doesn\u2019t trip at an event<\/b><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn on cooling first and let it stabilize.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switch on high-load heaters gradually.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t overload one phase\u2014spread the appliances out.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a quality supply cable (not a cheap thin extension lead).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the organizer for 400V CEE if possible.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a plan B: what you\u2019ll switch off during peaks.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a hot kitchen, consider a hybrid (electricity + gas).<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-31e92f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31e92f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e38c95 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e38c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-059705b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"059705b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a9d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"c1a9d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><b>Gastronova\u2019s final recommendation<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want your catering trailer or food truck to run reliably at events, we recommend planning the electrics from the start based on your appliances and real workflow. As standard, we deliver trailers with a supply  <\/span><b>400V \/ 32A CEE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, split into <\/span><b>3 circuits (1 circuit per phase)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014and the wiring is always custom-designed for the specific concept, checked, and certified.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want, send us your appliance list and concept\u2014we\u2019ll recommend the ideal connection, circuit split, and, where it makes sense, gas as well.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Useful internal links (add internal links):<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Airstream trailers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Box trailers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rounder trailers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Turnkey solutions \/ Consulting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contact \/ Enquiry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (link)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-8136dab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8136dab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937611a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"937611a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-center photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2.png\"data-width=\"1536\" data-height=\"1024\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/gastronova.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fotka-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-14d75e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14d75e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00f7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b00f7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cWhen power and circuits are designed correctly, sales run without downtime\u2014even at peak.\u201d<\/span><\/p><h2><b>FAQ<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>What\u2019s the difference between input power and output in a catering trailer or food truck?<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Input power (W\/kW)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is how much electricity the appliance draws (the value on the label)\u2014what loads the supply, circuits, and breakers in a catering trailer or food truck. <\/span><b>Output<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is often used to mean \u201chow strongly it heats \/ how fast it works,\u201d but for electrical planning, input power and its <\/span><b>peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., during reheating or compressor start-up) are what matter.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-943858f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"943858f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce8a69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ce8a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-8f6d44a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f6d44a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c068ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"1c068ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>How many kW does a catering trailer or food truck need for a coffee concept?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a coffee concept in a catering trailer or food truck, you\u2019ll typically be in the range of about <\/span><b>6\u201310 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  depending on the equipment (espresso machine, boiler, cooling). If you have a 1\u20132 group espresso machine and a boiler, it\u2019s recommended to play it safe and include headroom for peaks\u2014ideally by splitting the load across multiple circuits\/phases. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bcb2aef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcb2aef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a6a7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47a6a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-8b77408 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b77408\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8645624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8645624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>What\u2019s the power consumption of an espresso machine in a food truck?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An espresso machine in a food truck typically has an approximate input power of <\/span><b>2.0\u20134.5 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (depending on type and size). The key point is that it doesn\u2019t run at maximum all the time, but has  <\/span><b>peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  during reheating (e.g., when making lots of coffees back-to-back). That\u2019s why it\u2019s good not to calculate only the average, but to keep a buffer and split circuits appropriately. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-8ddad1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ddad1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd5ed2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bd5ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e7ada3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7ada3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153c945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"153c945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>What\u2019s the power consumption of an ice maker and tap system in a catering trailer?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An ice maker in a catering trailer or food truck often has an approximate input power of <\/span><b>0.3\u20130.8 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a refrigerated tap system is also roughly <\/span><b>0.3\u20130.8 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In practice, keep in mind that both appliances have compressors and cycles, so they can have short-term peaks (especially at start-up or during intensive operation).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-669f392 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"669f392\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d606fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d606fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5866ab9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5866ab9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30202b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"30202b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>Why does my breaker trip even though \u201con paper\u201d I have enough power?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most often because a <\/span><b>peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  occurs in the catering trailer or food truck (espresso machine reheating + boiler + compressor start-up), or the load is split poorly across circuits\/phases (one branch overloaded). Another common reason is a weak or long supply cable (voltage drop) or a shared circuit at the event. A paper total in kW isn\u2019t enough\u2014real operation and circuit distribution decide.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-3c86f67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c86f67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827c4f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"827c4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-0248661 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0248661\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831b078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"831b078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>How many kW is safe on one phase\/circuit with 400V 32A?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In theory, 1 phase at 32A is about <\/span><b>7.4 kW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (230V \u00d7 32A). As a practical best-practice limit in a catering trailer or food truck, we recommend keeping long-term load closer to  <\/span><b>5\u20136 kW per phase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so there\u2019s headroom for peaks and compressor\/heating start-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-3b746d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b746d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddb0a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ddb0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-d30e3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d30e3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d14ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"3d14ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>When is gas worth it in a catering trailer or food truck?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gas is worth considering especially for <\/span><b>high-draw heating appliances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  (grilling, intensive heating), when you\u2019re hitting kW limits, or when electricity at festivals is expensive or limited. In a catering trailer or food truck, a hybrid often makes sense too: sensitive equipment and cooling on electricity, part of the heating on gas\u2014for stability and self-sufficiency. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-770ce78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"770ce78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e1513 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26e1513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-642098c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"642098c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657368a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"657368a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><b>Is 230V or 400V connection better for a food truck?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most concepts, the safer and more flexible choice is <\/span><b>400V<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, because it lets you distribute the load better and handle peaks. <\/span><b>230V<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  can be enough for simpler, low-draw concepts, but you\u2019ll quickly hit limits\u2014especially if you combine heating and cooling. 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