I recently replace the supply line to my toilet. I guess I did it wrong and water leaked around the edge of the wall for 2 days. I fixed the leak and mopped up the water. Now we have a bad musty smell. DO I need to tear my sheetrock out and replace the insulation and sheetrock? I don't see any mold growing, so it must be inside the wall.

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Originally Posted by wytgold

I recently replace the supply line to my toilet. I guess I did it wrong and water leaked around the edge of the wall for 2 days. I fixed the leak and mopped up the water. Now we have a bad musty smell. DO i need to tear my sheetrock out and replace the insulation and sheetrock? I don't see any mold growing, so it must be inside the wall.

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Before I pushed the panic button I would take and pour bleach around the area that got soaked. Then I would pull the chrome escutcheon plate on the angle stop away from the wall and see if I could take a turkey baster and squirt some bleach down inside the wall to kill the mold. Good luck, Tom