Sanitation Equipment Visa Potty

I bought this using Amazon Prime to help out my 80 year old mother, who does not have a bathroom on the first floor. She recently has much difficulty walking and getting up the stairs to use the bathroom was becoming increasingly difficult (if not impossible). We've contracted for a new bathroom on the first floor, but until it gets done, we were in a dilemma. Mom used a commode on the first floor, but only as a last resort. I bought this toilet with the hope it would give her a little more dignity than the commode. It has succeeded.I ordered on a Friday and it arrived the following Tuesday. It has been in full usage for a little over a week. It was easy to set up, but too low for her. We built a frame to go around it that elevated it another three and a half inches, to a total of 19 inches. Mom can use her walker and sit securely and safely on this toilet. She's a pretty tiny person, so I'm not sure how this would work with a large person.With arthritis however, she cannot use the flush mechanism, which involves bending a little and pulling out a a lever. Not a real problem, as we just flush it for her when we need to.It did not come with the sample of Liquid Gold deodorant that was stated in the description, so for the first two days I used it without any chemical as I didn't know where to get it. It worked ok without chemical, but it was stinky and nothing broke down (like the toilet paper). So I emptied it twice a day.I found chemicals for the toilet (not the Liquid Gold that's recommended) at a Marine/RV section of a local hardware store. I use Aqua Kem and it works great. Breaks down the waste and the toilet paper (mostly). I am emptying every two days into a toilet (Flushing multiple times). I could let it go longer than that, but it does get heavy with water/waste in the bottom.Overall, I am extremely happy to have this. There is little to no odor, Mom likes using it a million times better than the commode, and it's helped us out immensely. Until the new bathroom is completed, this is a welcome addition to the household.

We got this potty to keep in van that we are converting to camper. Our 4 year old loves it. With the novelty of this being in the van he uses it almost every time he gets in. It is simple enough, that he can do everything from pumping the water to flushing it.It's been a lifesaver since we don't have to stress about finding a bathroom when we hear "Daddy, I have to go potty REALLY BADLY!" from the back seat. Now we just have to find a place to pull over. Really speeds up interstate trips as you just pull to the side of the road for a couple of minutes. Both I and my wife have used it too. Really handy at times.Seems to be very sturdily constructed. Being in the back of our van, it tends to get 'catapulted' when we hit hard bumps. It has ended up upside down twice now, but not a drop of 'black water' has leaked. The top tank leaks when it flops over but it's just water so no big deal. The falling over part is strictly our fault as it is in the very back of a long van, so there is a lot of upward leverage when hitting bumps. I can't see any way they could engineer it better to prevent tipovers.It also does not smell, AT ALL. It has a completely air-tight seal on the black water tank when closed. See below for more details on this.Emptying the tank is pretty easy. I didn't bother to use the attached pipe and just removed the cap and poured it in the toilet. I highly recommend degradable toilet paper to make this job easier.The only 2 downsides I've seen are:1) that it leaks just a little bit of water from the fill (clean water) tank during normal driving. Short of putting a balloon over the vent cap (and removing it when pumping), I don't see how that will be stopped. It's just a few drops of clean water so it doesn't really matter.2) in the instructions it says to make sure the top lid is closed when you pull the flush handle. IGNORE THIS RULE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! The 'black water' tank seals so well (won't leak when upside down remember?) that it will tend to pressurize over time (methane gas production, hot air expansion, etc..). It will even cause the underside of the black water tank to bulge outward slightly over time. If you pull the flush lever when it has a lot of pressure inside, it can result in a big bubble of air that shoots upwards through the pool of 'black water' you just created, that is about to go into the lower tank. The resulting 'wet mist' will leave you shuddering and trying not to think about the mechanics of 'particle transfer'...Overall, I highly recommend this potty. Well worth the money.

First the bad news... The water and waste level indicators on the front of the unit are mostly useless. It is a minor point because levels can be monitored from above. (Say no more).Other than that, the Potty is a wonderful piece of equipment that operates as advertised... Bravo Visa 268.One additional word... The waste tank can get quite heavy, so frequent dumpings are recommended. Also, I don't put bathroom tissue in the waste take, but secure the tissues in plastic bags. The addition of tissue in the waste tank causes the flow to be intermittently blocked on clean-out, which makes for a messy clean up. Without tissue in the tank, it makes for an easy chore of dumping...This is a well designed and built piece of gear that I recommend to anyone needing this type of convenience...