How do chemical toilets work?
Portable toilets are designed to be used when no plumbing in available on-site. It just so happens that the most common type of portable toilets and chemical units.
Portable “porta potties” are the adequate solution for sanitation on camping sites and in recreational cabins where there is no plumbing.
Chemical toilets are equipped with a holding tank or an effluent tank – both are designed for storage of human waste. These are also where the chemical goes – its purpose is to minimise smells and fight with bacteria. Chemicals that are widely used for these purposes in chemical toilets are formaldehyde and bromine. For the convenience of transport and storage, chemicals are usually in the form of concentrated liquid that needs to be diluted before being poured into the waste tank of your portable toilet.
Chemical toilets can be put into 2 groups – toiles that come with a flushing system, and those that do not have it. Chemical toilets with a flush are the most similar to restrooms in our homes. However, it is not water that is being used for this purpose – the chemicals are recirculated instead over the period of the flush cycle. Portable units with no flushing system are equipped with a liquid waste tank/effluent tank that you can see into when the nature calls.
Portable toilets can be a nasty business to deal with – therefore what prevents the spread of bacteria and eliminates the smells is regular maintenance and removal of human waste in a timely manner. How does the tank emptying procedure look like? A hose is hooked up to the unit’s connection pipe and the opened, to allow for the waste to exit the effluent tank. Robust metal effluent tanks will have four hooks on each side of the toilet to allow for easy emptying.
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