How to Clean Porta Potties

Porta potties are useful for a day outdoors, a day on a sailboat, or a short camping trip. Conveniently, they are just as easy to clean as they are to use.

Things You'll Need

• Porta potty
• Toilet
• Water
• Sponges
• Scrub brush
• Disinfectant
• Protective wear (long sleeves and pants, goggles, shower cap, rubber gloves)

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Instructions

Cleaning a Porta Potty

• 1

  Separate the unit so that you have the top detached from the bottom. Set aside the top half.

• 2

  Dump the waste from the bottom piece of the unit into a toilet. Pour slowly and keep the bucket as low to the toilet as possible to avoid any splashing.

• 3

  Use hot water to rinse out the bucket unit of the porta potty.

• 4

  Once the bucket has been rinsed out, use a scrub brush, sponge and disinfectant to clean all areas of the unit.

• 5

  Rinse the unit again with hot water. If you wish, repeat the entire disinfecting process.

• 6

  Set aside the bottom unit and clean the top unit as well, using the scrub brush, a new sponge and more disinfectant.

• 7

  Once all parts have been cleaned and rinsed, set them aside to dry. Discard the sponges and scrub brush that you have used.

• 8

  Reattach the bottom unit to the top unit. Your porta potty is now ready to be used again or stored for later use.