CarolinaBlonde
Member
Hello,
I am new to this forum and very clueless about home repairs and plumbing. I have an issue in my bathroom that I am very concerned about. I recently noticed that when the tub faucet is turned on, a stream of water steadily pours from the base of the spigot and pools up across the back deck of the tub. It then flows into the tub and off the side, which is alarming bc it is causing water to get into the flooring. I am having to put a folded paper towel at the edge in order to stop the flow of water from going over the side. I am most concerned that there is also water going behind the wall which would easily cause water damage and mold where I cannot see.
We went through something similar a year ago in another bathroom and it turned into a massive mold remediation which was so stressful and terrible. I don't want to open up the panel and look inside yet bc the panel is in a bedroom where three of my young children sleep and if there is black mold in there, I don't want to open it up and expose it out into the sleeping area until we are ready to go to a hotel and do repairs. Obviously that's going to take some coordination to line up first.
What I am wondering is that is it possible that there is just a leak in the front of the spigot and it is not also leaking inside the wall, or does the front leak basically imply that there is a leak inside as well?
Thanks in advance.
I am new to this forum and very clueless about home repairs and plumbing. I have an issue in my bathroom that I am very concerned about. I recently noticed that when the tub faucet is turned on, a stream of water steadily pours from the base of the spigot and pools up across the back deck of the tub. It then flows into the tub and off the side, which is alarming bc it is causing water to get into the flooring. I am having to put a folded paper towel at the edge in order to stop the flow of water from going over the side. I am most concerned that there is also water going behind the wall which would easily cause water damage and mold where I cannot see.
We went through something similar a year ago in another bathroom and it turned into a massive mold remediation which was so stressful and terrible. I don't want to open up the panel and look inside yet bc the panel is in a bedroom where three of my young children sleep and if there is black mold in there, I don't want to open it up and expose it out into the sleeping area until we are ready to go to a hotel and do repairs. Obviously that's going to take some coordination to line up first.
What I am wondering is that is it possible that there is just a leak in the front of the spigot and it is not also leaking inside the wall, or does the front leak basically imply that there is a leak inside as well?
Thanks in advance.