Why does our porta potty smell worse right after service in October heat?
We're renovating our only bathroom, so we have a standard portable toilet on our driveway. It's been there for three weeks now, and the rental…
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Kim S. replied
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Why does our porta potty smell worse right after service in heat?
I service a construction site with six standard portable toilets. It's been hot, high 80s all week. Every Tuesday morning I pump them out, refill the…
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Carl D. replied
Soft ground after October rains: will the service truck sink?
We've got a commercial site with 40 workers, running for 12 weeks. I ordered four standard units and one ADA-compliant unit to meet OSHA 1926.51. The…
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Marcus B. replied
What's the weirdest item you've ever retrieved from a porta potty?
Nine years driving a vacuum truck, and I've seen things. A full set of dentures in a standard unit at a county fair. A wedding ring in a deluxe unit…
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One of my laborers dropped his phone down the job site porta potty. Do we fish it out or wait for the pump truck?
Happened about an hour ago. One of the laborers bent down to grab a glove off the floor and his phone slid right out of his vest pocket and down the…
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Luis A. replied
High-rise site: what if service elevator is down on pump day?
We have 40 guys on a high-rise job in Phoenix, 18 floors up. The GC put two standard units and one ADA-compliant unit in a service elevator lobby.…
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Tyler R. replied
What drives the cost up for a porta potty in a hard-to-reach location?
We're hosting a weekend wedding at our property, which is at the end of a long, narrow gravel lane. The rental company quoted us for a standard…
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Marcus B. replied
What's the worst weather you've had to service porta potties in?
Last October, I pulled up to a construction site in a sideways downpour with 40 mph gusts. The mud was ankle-deep, and my vacuum truck slid trying to…
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Priya N. replied
Soft ground after October rains: will they still deliver porta potties?
I have a 5K charity run scheduled for this Saturday in a city park. We're expecting about 300 people over four hours, with a food truck and beer…
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