Why do event toilets have no sinks?

‍Some event portable toilets do have sinks!

This is true, but you are more likely to see these on a construction site. This is because the water in the sink reservoir will be enough for the work force based on toilet to worker ratios until your service provider visits to clean your toilet and top up your water. Ratios for events are a little different.

An average fresh water sink reservoir in a portable toilet is 10 gallons / 45 litres.

If your event has a large audience and you are servicing food and drink, including alcohol, the amount of people using your loos will increase massively.

It’s likely if your event toilet contains a sink, you will have to consider

topping up the reservoir tank for the sink so it doesn’t run out on a regular basis.

·       having staff available keep and eye on water levels

·       a means to top up the water which will include it’s storage

·       a method to move the water from it’s storage area to the sink(s).

If you have several toilets this could include filling up a line of tanks within each toilet unit. This will reduce the number of toilets you have available as you will have to cordon one off every  time you carry out a water refill.

Solutions

·       Hire an event toilets with a hand gel dispenser

·       Hire portable sinks with large reservoirs – 22 Gallons / 100 litres

Some events have separate portable sinks.

If you want to stick to hiring toilets with hand gel dispensers, this is great could be the right option for you. But if you want to offer your guests the choice of washing hands - perhaps you’re running a food related event or something that involves getting messy, so access to washing is important, then consider hiring a mobile sink. At D-tox we offer a 2 person sink, on wheels that can be easily moved, and with a large fresh water reservoir capacity, you’ll be filling up less that if you were using portable toilets with sinks.

Portable sinks help reduce your loo queues by moving people out of the toilet cubicle more quickly as hand washing is done elsewhere. It also offers your audience a change to wash properly. Soap dispenser can also be added to the sink to make topping up easier for you too.

We can also offer a cleaning and emptying service too for your sink grey waste / used water.

Solutions

·       Add a soap dispenser and soap top ups to your hire

·       Hire a water bowser (with out without a pump) for extra water storage on site

·       Ask us about non-potable water deliveries

Some toilets have hand gel dispensers as a convenient alternative to sinks

An event toilet with a bacterial hand gel dispenser simply could be the right fit for you. Dispensers are

·       easy to fill

·       gel refills can be stored easily.

·       It cuts down you costs by reducing extra equipment eg sinks

·       No need for paper towels or waste bins

The convenience of this can’t be underestimated. With so many other things to organise during your event, getting your sanitation sorted it only one of the challenges you’ll be facing.

 Solutions

·       Your supplier should be able to add on a supply of extra hand gel as an add on or

·       Ask about anti bacterial gel top ups as part of your portable toilet servicing.

There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to toilet hire, It’s all about getting the right fit for you and your event.

Remember we can offer servicing, emptying of your toilet waste and sink waste with water top ups for your sinks and other sundries such as soap, hand gel, paper towels and toilet paper as part of your servicing agreement with us. If need additional servicing because you event is going to be extremely poplar, talk to us and let us know.

What else should I research?

What you need to know about non-potable water delivery.

Clean hands - a recipe for good health (and the benefits of portable sinks).

Weekly servicing, the key to portable toilet hire.

Call us on 0800 999 2260 or Email us.

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