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.
1 Water backs up out of your tub drain when you flush your toilet. 2  When you empty your bathtub, the water stops flowing and bubbles back at you or bubbles into the toilet.  When you empty your kitchen sink, the sink water backs up into the toilet.