101 questions across all categories.
After nine years driving a vacuum truck and a lifetime of using these things at county fairs and construction sites, I have a set routine before I…
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential addition in Chicago. It's been there for about six weeks, used by a crew of 10 guys. The unit…
The blue dye in portable toilets is functional, not decorative. It masks waste visually, reduces fly attraction and provides a visual indicator of…
Hey all, Deb here. I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, servicing 40 to 60 units a day on construction sites, at fairs, and on farms.…
We've got a standard unit on a residential addition site. It's been there about three weeks with weekly service, and the crew of eight uses it. The…
I'm planning a garden wedding for 150 guests, with a five-hour reception that includes a full dinner and open bar. The venue is a private estate with…
Our standard portable toilet is serviced every Tuesday by a reliable rental company. The unit is on a residential construction site with a crew of…
A deluxe portable toilet is a flushing unit with a sink, a mirror and a larger interior. It costs more than a standard unit because it has more…
Twice-a-week service visits on one standard unit is what I ask for once a framing crew hits the mid-teens in summer heat. Weekly service holds up…
A health inspector checks that portable toilets at a festival are clean, supplied, functioning, and accessible. They look for compliance with local…
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential addition site in Chicago. It's been there for six weeks with weekly service. The crew of eight…
We're planning a backyard wedding for about 60 people, with a catered dinner and drinks. The ceremony and reception will run from afternoon into the…
A Friday delivery and Monday pickup is the standard weekend rental model for a standard unit for a one-day event. Rental companies typically do not…
I'm new to a framing crew of 30 guys on a six-month build. We have two standard units on site. The service truck can pull right up to them on the…
I'm planning a three-day outdoor festival with around 500 guests per day. The site is a grassy field with easy truck access. I'm looking at units and…
We have a standard portable toilet on our jobsite for 15 guys. The rental company comes every Tuesday. This week, right after the service visit, the…
I'm organizing a weekend food festival in a city park and got two different answers on porta potty placement from rental companies. One says the…
We're hosting a backyard party this weekend, about 50 people over six hours, with a keg and some snacks. I rented a single standard portable toilet…
I have a standard portable toilet on my residential job site for a crew of six over a 12-week build. The unit sits in full sun on the driveway, which…
We are halfway through a six-week bathroom remodel. The rental company drops a standard portable toilet on our driveway every Friday afternoon and…
Our venue coordinator asked my team to specify formaldehyde-free deodorizer for the standard portable toilets we're renting for a weekend festival.…
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…
Weekly service is the baseline for a crew of 18, but you should switch to twice-weekly service immediately. The heat is driving the problem. A…
We are six weeks into a bathroom remodel and have a standard portable toilet on our driveway. The driveway is gravel, the unit sits about 10 feet…
Yes, shade reduces porta potty odor on a hot job site by lowering the temperature inside the unit. Heat accelerates the breakdown of waste and the…
