J&J Portable Sanitation Products entered the portable restroom market in 2019 with the Echo MAX model portable restroom, named for the years of feedback on what customers wanted in their ideal portable restroom. The new Echo MAX refines those core concepts into an all-round restroom unit marrying spacious design, accessibility and ease of transportation.
“The Echo MAX is a standard accessible portable restroom that will supplement the market where people want to go with a larger restroom,” says David Roncadori, J&J sales manager. “It’s good for events and is a wheelchair-accessible unit.”
While the Echo was engineered with a domed floor for water runoff, drain holes remove water in the MAX, which has a low floor that makes access easier for wheelchair users. The MAX also incorporates one-piece replaceable grab rail for ease of maintenance and smoother cleaning surfaces. Measuring in at 66 inches in width and 63.7 inches in depth, it’s also more spacious than its predecessor.
After J&J’s acquisition of Sansom Industries last June, several former Sansom restroom units were rolled into the Echo lineup, including designs for the MAX. Roncadori says this allowed engineering collaboration from both companies in the MAX’s development, attributing former Sansom Industries owner Clyde Sansom, who passed away in 2019, for his initial contributions toward the product being released this year, and now-J&J Chief Design Engineer Henry Brown.
“[Brown] is very well respected for his excellent designs and quality. People know he’s a problem-solver,” Roncadori says. “[Sansom] insisted on a toilet that could withstand abuse.”
From there, Brown and CEO Todd Boyd worked together to maximize the unit’s durability by reinforcing the door with four heavy-duty stainless steel hinges, as well as strain-relief door springs to keep the door secure with a 30% stronger hold, along with other life-extending features.
“The one thing that operates more than anything on the unit is the springs for the door closer and the hinges,” Roncadori says. “We also use industrial rivets, an overlapping corner construction system to avoid collapse, and the maximum amount of UV protection in these units to give them a longer life.”
Like its predecessor, the MAX comes equipped with an odor-controlling back corner vent stack, part of the Echo line’s high-flow ventilation system. Units are available with 45- or 70-gallon sumped holding tanks that reduce mounding and improve deodorizer coverage for easier maintenance, and feature floor drains to resist surface puddling. 800-345-3303; www.jjportable.com
