Hi everyone, no sure this question should be in this forum, but im sure a lot of you will know the answer. I've set up a hot box to deliver food in my van. I've put a leisure battery 130ah and a inverter of 1000w continuous 2000w peak. between the battery and the inverter i've put a 100A circuit breaker. The hotbox head output according with the description is 810w, my circuit breaker at times trips, any idea why this is? TIA

Hotbox Rieber thermoport - orange - heated - TP 4.0 1000 KB - https://www.horeca.com/en/product/5487/rieber-thermoport-orange-heated-tp-4-0-1000-kb

Inverter 1000W (2000W Peak) Modified Sine Wave Inverter (Outer Ctn Qty: 5) - https://www.streetwizeaccessories.com/catalogue/product.aspx?node_id=d88a4482-037a-4911-980e-a72e00b9ad15
 
100A MCB? Is that a typo?!
 
Instructions for the inverter say it should have a direct connection to battery, it has fuses onboard (3 x 35A)

because the unit can do 2000W peak power, it is possible that for short durations it may be using 160A therefore a circuit breaker if it has a fast trip curve may not be the best thing to protect the cable with, if it were me i think i would use a 180A fuse.

Also note, it says it is not suitable for class 1 appliances. is the hot box class 1 or 2?
 

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