Why does our porta potty smell fine Monday but terrible by Friday?
Our crew of 50 uses a cluster of three standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on a commercial site in Phoenix. The rental company does a weekly…
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Deb K. replied
Questions tagged “Holding tank”
157 questions across all categories.
157 questions
Can a porta potty serve a family of four for a month-long remodel?
Our only bathroom is getting ripped out for a month while we expand our kitchen, so we’re looking at renting a porta potty for the first time. There…
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Rina K. replied
High-rise site: what's the backup plan if the service truck is late?
We're on a 40-story build in Phoenix with 175 workers on site daily. The porta potty setup is a cluster of eight standard units and one ADA-compliant…
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Deb K. replied
Construction site overnight: should we lock the porta potty, or does locking it cause more headaches? ✓ Solved
Locking the standard unit overnight is a bad idea. It creates more problems than it solves. The rental company requires free access for the service…
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Ray M. replied
What's the strangest thing you've had to pump out of a unit?
After ten years driving a vacuum truck, I've pulled some strange items out of portable toilets. A full set of car keys from a standard unit on a…
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Porta Potty Forum Team replied
How do operators choose deodorizer brands for their fleet?
I'm a new operator with 12 units, mostly standard non-flushing types with holding tanks, and I'm trying to pick a deodorizer. I'm looking at cost per…
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Deb K. replied
Can a standard porta potty handle 10 people for a 3-day weekend music festival?
We're hosting a small music festival on our farm with about 10 campers staying the whole weekend. Everyone will be camping, so the standard portable…
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Dave P. replied
What's inside a flushing portable toilet's fresh water tank?
A flushing portable toilet's fresh water tank contains potable water that is pumped to the flush mechanism. Fresh water versus waste water A flushing…
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Porta Potty Forum Team replied
Hunting camp: Will a porta potty attract bears to our site?
We're setting up a base camp for a two-week elk hunt in the Montana backcountry. There will be six of us, no alcohol, but we'll be cooking meals. The…
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Ray M. replied
Why does our porta potty smell like rotten eggs after a week?
We have one standard unit for our six-person crew on a remote ranch. The rental company serviced it last Monday. By Friday, a strong rotten egg smell…
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Kim S. replied
Septic replacement: one porta potty for a family of four for two weeks?
Our septic system is failing, so we're getting a full replacement that will take about two weeks. We have a family of four, two adults and two kids…
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Ray M. replied
Late fall framing job: do we need antifreeze in the porta potty before overnight freezes start?
We are framing an addition on a vacant lot through November. Crew is usually 6 to 8 guys. The standard unit sits on gravel by the driveway and gets…
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Carl D. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Will bears try to get into the holding tank?
We run a hunting camp on our ranch in Montana, grizzly country. The camp has a crew of eight guys for two weeks, no alcohol, just campfire cooking. I…
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Sam O. replied
What happens if a porta potty tips over in high winds?
We have a construction site on the lakefront with consistent high winds. We have three standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit, all…
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Owen G. replied
Service truck access: What's the maximum hose length for pumping a unit?
We have a standard portable toilet on my current residential addition project. The unit is on the far side of the lot, about 60 feet from the curb…
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Deb K. replied
Can we add our own deodorizer to a rented porta potty?
We have one standard portable toilet for a crew of eight on a residential addition project. The unit is on a gravel pad about 20 feet from where the…
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Hector V. replied
Flushing portable toilet vs. deluxe non-flushing: What's the real difference?
I'm looking at two portable toilet options for a weekend wedding with 120 guests. The rental company offers a deluxe non-flushing unit and a flushing…
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Porta Potty Forum Team replied
What's inside a flushing portable toilet's tank?
A flushing portable toilet's tank holds a small amount of fresh water for flushing and a separate holding tank for waste, unlike a standard unit…
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Jules T. replied
Why does our unit smell like sulfur after service?
Our ranch has one standard portable toilet for the seasonal hands. It gets a weekly service visit from a driver who comes 40 miles out. The unit sits…
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Ashley M. replied
Can a porta potty handle a year at a remote cabin with no service?
I run a ranch with a guest cabin that has no septic system. The cabin is 40 miles from the nearest paved road, and the access road is dirt. A service…
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Ray M. replied
What's the weight of an empty ADA-compliant portable toilet?
I'm renting an ADA-compliant portable toilet for a wedding on a temporary wooden deck. The deck builder wants the weight of an empty unit before he…
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Ray M. replied
Can a standard porta potty handle a year at a remote hunting camp?
We run a hunting camp in Montana that gets used a few weekends each season, maybe 8 guys at a time. The ground is uneven and a service truck has to…
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Marcus B. replied
Why does our unit smell like ammonia after a week?
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential addition project, and it's starting to smell like strong ammonia about five days into the weekly…
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Ray M. replied
Can a porta potty sit unused for two months without service?
I have a standard portable toilet at a remote hunting cabin in Montana. It's on gravel ground, and the service truck has to drive 40 miles on a ranch…
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Jake W. replied
Service truck access: what's the maximum hose length for pumping?
I'm a general contractor in Chicago and have a standard portable toilet on a six-month residential job. The site is tight, and the only spot for the…
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Owen G. replied