Re the jamming closed problem I have become a dab hand with the three plugs in our house. I keep a bit of grippy rubber under the sink, the stuff you use to stop cushions sliding on sofas. With that I can get enough grip to either unscrew the plug section or more usually persuade it to pop up. A generous squirt of WD 40 and then it’s good for another year or so. A few minutes’ work.
It so happens that we are just replacing our cloakroom basin and I found that overflows are becoming rarer. Those that do have them are often so small as to only allow escape of a relatively gentle flow. Apparently the solution is to use a flow through plug that means the basin is never actually sealed. More form over function. Luckily I have found a basin with a reasonable overflow and will be able to use a click clack plug, despite its shortcomings
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