Huh. Sloppy plumber? What to do??

This was a puzzle. I'm preparing to put the tank back on the stool and here's this seemingly-random blob of caulk in the "chamber" that takes the water from the tank. We all probably know what I'm going to do, but what would you do?

Not really a hint, but I took photos over to my friend George at True Value. Between George & Morris, they have 80 years of experience working in hardware stores and neither had an answer as to (1) why the caulk should be there or (2) what I should do…

1 year ago (“Dwarf pomegranate”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-01-22
2 years ago (“Happy Birthday, Jen!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-01-22
3 years ago (“Warranted Good”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-01-22
4 years ago (“Harbaugh’s Café”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-01-22

Happy 30th birthday to our daugher Jenny!

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[Vicki Dixon]

I think I would leave it there...it has worked right all this time, right? then leave it alone. so what did you do?

[Thom Mitchell]

@vickisfotos I scraped it off … and found a hole underneath. Sigh. The hole was obviously there from the production process. Long story short, the hole is there for production, not usage. So I had to reapply caulk to seal it!

[Vicki Dixon]

oh dear...so now I will know what not to do if we ever run across it here...

[Thom Mitchell]

@vickisfotos Yes, you will! Manufacturer = Mansfield!