A restroom trailer is a towable enclosed building with flushing toilets, sinks with running water, mirrors, lighting, climate control and often separate men's and women's sides, used for weddings, corporate events, film sets and long-term office sites. It needs level ground, electrical power and either a water hookup or an onboard fresh water tank.
The fresh water tank is the onboard reservoir in a flushing unit, a handwash station or a restroom trailer that supplies flush water or sink water without a hookup. The driver refills it at each service.
Gray water is the used water from handwash stations and restroom trailer sinks, collected in a separate tank and pumped out by the service truck. It is not the same as the black water from toilets, but it still cannot be dumped on the ground at most sites.
A generator supplies electrical power to a restroom trailer when the site has no outlet within reach; the trailer needs power for lights, water pumps, exhaust fans, heat or air conditioning and the water heater. Trailers can also run on shore power from dedicated circuits.
Leveling is the setup step where the driver uses the trailer's jacks and blocking to make the restroom trailer level front to back and side to side so doors close, drains flow and tank sensors read correctly. It is part of the delivery and setup fee.
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