Washington Monument for kids. Chester Arthur was the 21st American President who served in office from September 19, 1881 to March 4, 1885. One of the important events during his presidency was the dedication of the Washington Monument on February 21, 1885.
The flapper is a round rubber seal that stops water from draining from the tank and into the toilet bowl. When you flush the toilet, the chain pulls the flapper up so fresh water can fill the bowl. Problems with the flapper are among the most common causes of a running toilet.
Put on cleaning gloves. Your hands are likely to be splashed a little by the dirtied water in the toilet bowl as you strive to unblock the toilet. Plunge the toilet with a plunger. The vast majority of unblocked toilets are caused by a blockage in the bend in the pipe just behind the toilet itself.