Do I need to be home when they deliver the porta potty to my driveway? ✓ Solved
You do not need to be home for a driveway drop if the pad is open and marked.
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Deb K. replied
Questions tagged “Service visit”
209 questions across all categories.
209 questions
How many porta potties for a family reunion of about 80 people? ✓ Solved
Two standard units plus a hand wash station held up fine for a reunion we ran around that size, as long as both toilets stayed open all afternoon and…
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Owen G. replied
What happens if the service truck gets stuck in mud on my farm?
We run a working ranch and have a standard portable toilet on a long-term rental for our seasonal hands. It sits in a pasture about 30 yards from the…
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Marcus B. replied
What if the service truck can't reach our unit on a steep hill?
We're framing a house on a steep hill, and the only flat spot for the portable toilet is about 60 feet from the street, up a 30-degree grade. The…
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Deb K. replied
What if the service truck can't get to my unit on a rainy day?
I have a residential addition project in a suburb with a long gravel driveway that turns into a mud pit after heavy rain. We have one standard unit…
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Deb K. replied
Can I rent a porta potty for just one month during a bathroom remodel? ✓ Solved
Yes, you can rent a standard portable toilet for one month during a bathroom remodel, and most rental companies offer these short-term contracts for…
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Marcus B. replied
What's the hardest part of routing service trucks in a dense city?
I drive a vacuum truck in Akron, a city with plenty of narrow streets and parking restrictions. Planning efficient routes for 40-plus stops a day is…
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Kim S. replied
Monthly jobsite rental: weekly or every-other-week service for a 10-person crew? ✓ Solved
Weekly service is the standard for a crew of ten, and you should keep it that way for a six-week residential job. The OSHA construction sanitation…
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Deb K. replied
Can I move the porta potty myself once it is delivered?
I rented a standard portable toilet for my crew at a house remodel. The crew is four guys, working eight-hour days for three weeks, no food on site.…
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Brad L. replied
Wedding reception is 6 hours. Do we need porta potties serviced during?
Our wedding is on my parents' property in Charleston next spring, from 4pm to 10pm with 100 guests. We're renting a standard unit and an…
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Jules T. replied
Our driveway is blocked by a dumpster. Can they still service the porta potty?
Our bathroom renovation is in full swing, and we have a standard portable toilet on our asphalt driveway. The rental company scheduled a weekly…
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Nina R. replied
What if the service driver shows up and our gate is locked?
We have a standard portable toilet and an ADA-compliant unit on a commercial site in Phoenix for 40 workers over 12 weeks. The gate is padlocked…
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Tyler R. replied
What is a high-rise portable toilet, and when is it needed?
A high-rise portable toilet is a standard portable toilet designed for lifting by a crane to upper floors of a building under construction. It is…
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Jules T. replied
Remodel ran long. Can I keep the driveway porta potty another month? ✓ Solved
Call them before the pickup date on the calendar. Rental companies do not assume you want to keep a driveway standard unit past the original term. If…
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Rina K. replied
HOA gate locks after 6pm. How does the weekly porta potty service still happen? ✓ Solved
Give the rental company the gate code and a superintendent's phone number, and confirm they will service before 6pm. The driver needs the code to…
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Marcus B. replied
High-rise unit servicing: what if the building's freight elevator breaks?
We have a standard unit on the 12th floor of a steel-frame high-rise. It's there for a crew of about 30 working daily. The rental company has been…
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Carl D. replied
What's the weirdest thing you've found in a porta potty tank?
Sixteen years driving a vacuum truck, and I thought I'd seen it all. Last week, on a Monday morning service run at a downtown construction site, I…
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Sam O. replied
Service truck got stuck in my field. Am I liable for the tow truck?
I have a standard portable toilet at my ranch that gets serviced weekly. It sits in a pasture about 100 feet from the gravel driveway. The ground was…
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Ray M. replied
Can a porta potty sit on a slope if it is shimmed, or does it need to be flat?
We have a ranch with seasonal crews and a guest cabin, no septic. The only spot for a portable toilet has a noticeable slope, maybe a 10-degree…
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Carl D. replied
Can a porta potty be serviced if it's locked inside a fenced yard?
Our HOA requires any portable toilet on the property to be behind a locked gate. We're gutting our only bathroom for six weeks, so we rented a…
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Deb K. replied
Our porta potty is 100 feet from the road. Is that a problem?
We rent a standard portable toilet for our ranch hands. The rental company delivered it four weeks ago and serviced it once, but the driver had to…
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Nina R. replied
Liquid vs packet deodorizer on a summer route: what are you dosing?
I drive a vacuum truck on a summer route with 40 to 60 stops a day. Most are standard units on construction sites, some are deluxe units with sinks,…
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Kim S. replied
Will a driveway porta potty freeze up during a winter remodel? ✓ Solved
Yes, a driveway standard unit can freeze up when nights sit in the teens. The holding tank liquid can thicken or gel, and the hand sanitizer jug can…
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Ray M. replied
Porta potties after a hurricane or flood when the septic is down: how do people manage?
Hurricane flooded our septic field and the county says it's a total loss. A relief group dropped off a standard portable toilet with a holding tank…
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Ray M. replied
Will a porta potty sink into soft lawn after rain?
We're mid-remodel and the only open spot for a standard unit is the side lawn, not the driveway. It rained hard twice last week and that grass turns…
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Dave P. replied