All, I have a bathroom sink handle that is leaking from base of the handle whenever I turn on the water. Please see image attachments. I think the sink is original and had a heck of a time removing just the handle. I'm stumped on the next problem though. Now that I have the handle off, I can't seem to remove the escutcheon and hence cannot remove the stem to get to O-ring/washers. The escutcheon will not budge. It almost seems fused to the stem itself (not sure if you can tell from the pictures). There doesn't seem to be any seam between the escutcheon and the stem assembly. When I twist the escutcheon by hand the whole assembly seems to rotate, escutcheon + stem. Btw, is the nut that you see on the picture the packing nut to remove the stem or is it part of the stem itself. The space between the shell of the escutcheon and the said nut is only a few millimeters, not really big enough to get any kind of wrench in there. Any help is appreciated!

I used to use this stuff a long time ago when it first came out. I have a second floor electric stove in my rental. I want to convert it to gas. The only other two gas fixtures are the water heater and furnace. They are right next to the main/meter. I Want to run a flexible line up to the stove right from after the meter and swap it over but its been so long that Id like to find some info on the stuff. I just want to see the sizing to run lengths etc. Its about a 30-35' run. I figured a 3/4 line should be enough but wanted to be sure. I also was told now they want you to ground the line to the panel. I dont ever remember doing this in the past but the electricians could have been the ones to do it. Black pipe wouldnt really be an option which is prob why this was done elect at the time (years ago). Thanks.