What's the one mistake you see first-time renters make?
Hi everyone, I'm helping organize our community garden's annual plant swap and potluck next month. We expect about 80 people over a Saturday…
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Luis A. replied
Questions tagged “Service frequency”
290 questions across all categories.
290 questions
80-person wedding with a 4-hour open bar: two units or three?
We're planning an 80-guest backyard wedding with a 4-hour open bar. The rental company suggested two standard units. Our ground is level grass, and a…
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Hector V. replied
Pumpkin patch weekends with a few hundred visitors: how many porta potties, and do we need a handwash station? ✓ Solved
You need at least four standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit for a few hundred weekend visitors. Add a handwash station too, because…
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Jules T. replied
Is Blue Dye Required for Health Code Compliance?
The blue dye in a standard portable toilet is not required by health code. It is an industry practice for odor control and to mask the contents of…
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Hector V. replied
High-Rise Build: Servicing Units When Elevator Is Broken
I'm running a 24-story tower in Phoenix. We have 125 workers on site. The only construction elevator went down yesterday and the repair is going to…
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Tyler R. replied
Can a Porta Potty Last a Year at a Remote Cabin?
I have a remote cabin in Montana with no water or power. It's used by hunters and guests maybe 30 nights a year, mostly on weekends. The ground is…
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Ashley M. replied
Backyard Quinceañera for 90 Guests: One Unit Enough?
We're planning a quinceañera for my niece in our backyard next month. We expect about 90 guests, mostly family, and it will run from about 3 PM until…
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Jules T. 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
OSHA 1926.51: Do night shift workers require separate porta potties?
OSHA 1926.51 does not require separate portable toilets for day and night shifts. The standard counts total workers on site at a given time, not by…
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Marcus B. replied
Porta potty for a 10-month lakeside cabin build: monthly rental or buy?
We're building a cabin on a remote lake lot, gravel road access, no utilities yet. The build will take about 10 months with a crew of 4 to 6 people…
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Luis A. replied
40-person wedding with heavy drinking: two units or three?
I'm planning a 40-guest wedding reception at a private farm. It's a five-hour evening event with an open bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres. The ground is…
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Porta Potty Forum Team replied
High-rise crane lift: what's the weight limit for a standard porta potty?
A standard portable toilet weighs about 200 pounds empty and up to 1,000 pounds when full. The holding tank capacity is 50 to 70 gallons, and water…
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Ray M. replied
Hunting cabin: can a porta potty handle 3 months unused?
I have a hunting cabin up in the mountains, no septic, just an outhouse that's seen better days. I'm thinking about putting a standard portable…
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Ray M. replied
OSHA 1926.51: Do weekend workers count toward our total?
OSHA 1926.51 counts all workers present at the site during the workday toward the total for portable toilet requirements. Your weekend crew requires…
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Deb K. replied
6-month garage build: monthly rental or pay-per-service?
I'm starting a six-month detached garage build in my backyard. I need one portable toilet for myself and the crew of three to four workers, five days…
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Marcus B. 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
50-person crew, 10-hour days: weekly or bi-weekly service?
I have a 50-person crew on a 10-hour day shift, five days a week. The ground is level and the placement is accessible for a vacuum truck. We have two…
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Brad L. replied
High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is out.
We're 18 floors up on a high-rise project in Phoenix with a standard portable toilet on the slab. The crew is 50 guys, five days a week. The elevator…
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Deb K. replied
Why does our porta potty smell like ammonia after a hot day?
We have a standard portable toilet for our seasonal ranch hands and guests. It's been sitting on dry, level ground for about three weeks, and the…
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Deb K. replied
Weekend farm stand through fall: leave the unit all week or pick up between Saturdays?
We run a small produce stand on Saturdays from September into early November. Crowd size jumps around with the weather, maybe 40 to 80 people over…
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Dave P. replied
Residential remodel crew of about 20: sanitizer on the unit enough, or add a handwash station? ✓ Solved
Add the handwash station. Sanitizer on the unit is not enough for a remodel crew around 20.
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Tyler R. replied
High-rise build: How often should we service porta potties on the 20th floor?
We're 12 weeks into a 30-story build in downtown Phoenix. The crew is 150 strong, working six 10-hour days. We have four standard portable toilets…
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Marcus B. replied
Bathroom remodel: Will a porta potty work for 4 months in rainy weather?
Our house is getting its only bathroom gutted starting fall 2026, and we’re planning to rent a standard portable toilet for the whole four-month job.…
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Marcus B. replied
Is the blue dye in porta potties required for the deodorizer to work?
I run a small event planning company in Oregon, and we just had a client request clear deodorizer in our standard portable toilets instead of the…
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Dave P. replied
Open job site gets gusty: do we need to stake the porta potty? ✓ Solved
The delivery crew should stake the standard unit during placement. This is their job. You do not need to supply straps or anchors. An un-staked unit…
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Nina R. replied