Water Under Toilet - Oops

[DC Newbie]

So while reinstalling an old toilet, I screwed up bolting the tank to the bowl, so when I tried a trial flush...water went everywhere. I've figured out the proper way to put the bolts on, fortunately, but my concern is that I had not yet caulked around the toilet bowl on the floor, so water definitely got under there. Do I need to pull the toilet back off the floor, and give it time to dry out, or is it enough to let it dry as is for a couple more days before caulking? Would a source of heat, like a hairdryer, be helpful, or does that risk melting the wax ring?

thanks

 

[Cacher_Chick]

Just don't caulk it for a few days and as long as the humidity in the room is not high it will dry on it's own.

 

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[DC Newbie]

Just don't caulk it for a few days and as long as the humidity in the room is not high it will dry on it's own.

Great, thanks. The bathroom has a ceiling heat lamp, which I've turned on. Should help speed things up. Humidity is generally pretty low too.

 

[Gary Swart]

You'll likely be OK, but what will you do with all the money you save on buying a new wax ring? Pulling a toilet is not that difficult. It's your call, I just saying.