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I have some south-facing UPVC window frames which have a rosewood woodgrain finish. During the heat of the summer, on two of them the woodgrain foil has bubbled and split on the bottom rail of the frame. Is it possible to obtain this foil for a DIY repair. I reckon I can cut away the damaged...

Happy New Year to all. I need advice re: my Vaillant Sine 18. Hopefully there are still some of the old Bunny brigade reading this forum. Yes, the boiler is donkeys’ years old but it has served me well and I appreciate its superb engineering. Having said that, I will be replacing it in the...

Hello, I live in a bungalow that has what I believe is called a "cottage" roof design. It is about 30 years old. In this type of roof there are no eaves (no soffits/fascia boards). The roof has a substantial overhang and the ends of the roof trusses are exposed. The wall extends right up to the...

Hi, I have an old Vaillant VCW-sine 18 T3 W (LPG) which seems to be generally still in fairly good condition. It has conked out a couple of times in recent years and has been repaired by a local LPG engineer with a few parts being replaced including the switch PCB, electronic PCB and flow...

I have an old gas combi boiler (Vaillant) that runs on LPG. It has had a good innings but must be nearing the end of its life now at 27 years old. There is no mains gas supply here and I am not a great fan of LPG. My wife worries about a tank full of gas in the garden and I worry about the...

Hi, I have an old Vaillant VCW-sine 18 T3 W. Yes I know it's ancient but I would like to squeeze a few more years out of it if possible. The central heating works fine but it has developed a fault concerning the domestic hot water - when a tap is turned on, the tap water does not get as hot as...