What's the Weirdest Place You've Placed a Porta Potty?
After nine years driving a vacuum truck, I’ve placed a standard unit in some strange spots. The weirdest was on a narrow scaffold ledge for a…
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Narrow Driveway: Will Service Truck Still Pump Our Unit?
We're renovating our only bathroom and have a standard portable toilet on our driveway. The rental company dropped it off fine, but our driveway is…
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Jake W. replied
Missed service because the unit was blocked by a dumpster: who pays?
We've got a standard portable toilet for a six-week residential gut rehab in Chicago. It's placed on level ground about 20 feet from the street, and…
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Kim S. 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
New rural lot with no street address yet: how do I tell the driver where to drop the porta potty? ✓ Solved
Give the rental company a detailed description with the parcel number and the nearest physical address as a starting point. The most important thing…
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Kim S. replied
Service truck stuck in mud: who pays for the tow?
Last Tuesday I pulled onto a residential construction site to pump a standard portable toilet. The ground was soft from heavy rain the night before.…
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Marcus B. replied
Missed service due to a locked gate: who covers the fee?
We've had a standard unit on our gravel driveway for three weeks during a bathroom renovation. The rental company requires truck access for their…
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Nina R. replied
Service truck access: what if our site has a steep incline?
Our site is a residential addition in Chicago with a steep gravel driveway. The crew of 12 will be here for 10 weeks. I have one standard portable…
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Owen G. replied
Missed service because of a locked gate: Who pays the extra fee?
My crew has a standard portable toilet on a residential addition job in Chicago. The rental company comes every Tuesday morning for the weekly…
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Deb K. 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
What's the weirdest place you've ever had to place a porta potty?
I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, and I've seen some spots. The weirdest placement I ever had was a standard portable toilet for a…
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Luis A. replied
Narrow driveway: Will the service truck still be able to pump our porta potty?
We're gutting our only bathroom and have a standard portable toilet on our driveway for the next six weeks. The driveway is narrow, maybe 10 feet…
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Jake W. 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
Missed service due to a locked gate: who is responsible for the fee?
Our house has a long driveway and we keep the side gate to the back yard padlocked. The rental company dropped off a standard portable toilet for our…
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Ashley M. replied
What's the most creative solution you've seen for a blocked service truck?
Last Tuesday, my route had a construction site with six standard units and one ADA-compliant unit. The crew was pouring concrete, so a crane was…
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Priya N. replied
High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is broken.
We have a high-rise unit on the 15th floor of a commercial job. It's a standard unit, the kind with a 60-gallon holding tank. The elevator is…
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Brad L. replied
Can a service truck pump a unit placed on a gravel driveway?
I'm setting up a portable toilet for a six-month residential construction project, a standard unit with a holding tank. My driveway was just redone…
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Deb K. replied
Our unit is on a slope. Will the service truck have trouble?
We're renovating our only bathroom and have a standard portable toilet on our driveway for the next month. The only flat spot is on a slight incline,…
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Owen G. replied
Missed service due to a locked gate: Who covers the extra fee?
I have two standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on a six-week residential rehab in Chicago. The site is fenced, and the units are on level…
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Luis A. replied
OSHA 1926.51: Does it apply to a remote 5-person surveying crew?
OSHA 1926.51 does not require a portable toilet for a remote 5-person surveying crew. The standard exempts mobile crews when transportation is…
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Tyler R. replied
Service truck access: What if our driveway is too narrow?
We're renting a standard portable toilet for a six-month residential construction project. The site has a narrow gravel driveway that our dumpster…
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Brad L. replied
High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is down.
High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is down. Our site is a 30-story high-rise, and we have a standard portable toilet on the 25th…
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Tyler R. replied
Can a service truck pump a unit placed on a wooden deck?
I have a standard portable toilet on a residential jobsite that's been running for two months. The ground is sloped, so the GC built a temporary…
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Owen G. replied
Our HOA says no porta potties visible from the street. Options?
We're gutting our only bathroom for a four-month renovation, so we need a portable toilet on site. Our HOA rules say no porta potties visible from…
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Hector V. replied
How are operators routing trucks with 2026's new traffic patterns?
Our city repaved downtown and added bike lanes and no-parking zones last month. It's killing our route times. We service 12 construction sites…
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Kim S. replied