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Hot-weather routes: what changes about servicing porta potties above 95 degrees?

Deb K.asked 7 viewsDelivery, Placement & ServicingServicingHeatOdorService frequencyHot weather

When the forecast says 95 or above, my whole day changes. The blue deodorizer in a standard unit breaks down faster, and a full holding tank starts cooking in the sun. I pump more units that are already full by Wednesday on a weekly route. Deluxe units with sinks run out of water quicker, and the smell from a restroom trailer's gray water tank can get aggressive if it's not serviced mid-week. I carry extra water and paper, and I'm on the phone with the office asking to bump up service frequency for construction sites with 50 guys and no shade. What do you other drivers do? Do you use a different deodorizer blend in the summer, or just pump them more often? How do you handle a festival with 500 people and food vendors on a hot weekend?

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Brad L.Kansas City, MO

On hot weeks we bump service frequency before we mess with the deodorizer blend. When it stays above the mid-90s, a weekly pump is not enough for a framing crew on an open pad with no shade. The holding tank cooks, the blue starts smelling sour by day three, and deluxe sink tanks run dry if people rinse tools in them.

What we ask the rental company for is mid-week service on those routes, extra toilet paper and water jugs left on site, and shade if we can swing a canopy over the unit. Same deodorizer they always use works fine if the tank gets emptied more often. Festivals are a different animal. Food vendors plus heat means daily service at least, and you stage extra standard unit capacity near the food line because that is where the tanks fill first.

I do not try a different chemical mix myself. That is on the vacuum truck crew. My job on the GC side is to call early when the forecast spikes and get the service calendar moved before Wednesday hits with full tanks.

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