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Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism.
Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, whose titles such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery offered what were then described as complicated to solve and weird stories: supernatural horror in the vein of Grand Guignol. That contrasted with parallel titles of the same names which contained conventional hardboiled crime fiction. The first use of "mystery" in that sense was by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched to "weird menace" during the later part of 1933.
Hi all, got a call to a property to a heating breakdown which turned out to be a cooked pump
Usual thing when you're in a hurry, the pump valves p!ss water after you turn them back on! (slotted type)
Any way, to cut a long story short, had to manually fill the heating f+e chamber through the top...
Went out to said boiler locking out on overheat fault code 30 and 40 degrees flashing. Checked overheat wires at PCB and got continuity. All pointed to PCB. Replaced PCB, ran boiler for half hour on Heat and HW; fine. Just packing away and locked out with same fault lights flashing. Called Baxi...
Hi All,
I've moved into a new place and I'm having some trouble with the thermostatic shower, which is warm at best, despite a piping hot inlet.
I've taken it to bits, given it a descale with some vinegar and lubricated the seals. This did the trick for 10 mins or so, but it then went back to...
as7533
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hi guys, got this shower valve that requires an new cartridge but i cant figure out who makes it, i thought the cartridge looked like a mira but theres no manufacturer markings anywhere.
hope one of you guys can help, 0
Drayton Lifestyle LP522
Motorised control valves, room stat.
Problem - boiler turns itself on at random when the the contoller timer programme is off. Was happening with previous unit and the current one is brand new! What's going on!
Please help!
simon.clark7
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Can anyone help identify these charred remains found in the bottom (on the floor) of an old Potterton floor standing boiler. What are the bits? How could they have got there? How did they get charred? What are they part of? One person has suggested that they may be part of a non return valve...
MYSTERY BOILER PROBLEM PLS HELP!!?
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i live in a privated rented house. For the last 6 months there has been something wrong with the boiler. it started as a hot water problem in that it just wouldnt give any SOMETIMES (this word is the key) then the boiler would just conk out (sorry dont...
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i recently began seeing some brown/black bits coming back into the toilet pan after flushing together with bits of broken up tissue paper. I have one toilet in the house and the bath and sink are next to the toilet with the bath being furthest from the soil pipe exit and the toilet...
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Been a while since i was on here. had a customer that wants to replace this tap cartridge rather than reaplce the tap. the problem i have is there is not a single marking on the tap to give me any clue as to what make and model it is. i thought id try my luck and see if any of you guys...
I have a (very) old, but good, Valliant combi-boiler (VCW 25/1 T3W), which has just started acting up.
In the morning (or evening), I turn the thermostat, it calls for heat, and the boiler fires up fine – no problem at all there. When the programmed temperature in the thermostat is reached, the...
mtriff
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Any ideas why a radiator which is plumbed into the primary loop only works when the hot water is turned on but not with just the heating on.
The boiler is downstairs and the pump and motorised valves in the airing cupboard above.
Moved into a 10 year old house couple of years ago. Shower has its own feed from cold tank, and from surrey/essex flange for hot supply. Gas central heating conventional boiler.
In summer, shower is great. As we move towards winter, and in winter, in order to make the shower a bearable...
Hi all,
Still new to the forum, but really need some help.
In my garden I have found a small green plastic manhole type thing. It is loose fitting, and fits into a sunken plastic frame. It is about two feet wide, and only goes about two feet down, and has very foul smelling waste (i'm...
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The pictured shower valve has a small leak on the spindle which a strip-down and clean has cured, however, I think a seal kit would be a good long term option. the unit was installed around 2002. The block has no makers name on it, a trip to the local bath and kitchen centre has been...
Can anyone recognise this tap model?
It has BLANCO printed in white on the top lever and I've checked their website but no luck. Tap was already fitted before we moved in three years ago.
Many thanks
Hello all.
Got called to a late job (6pm) tonight. Someone saying their F&E tank was overflowing.
I get there, and yes the ball float valve was passing. (The float was under water too).
Thought to myself, nice simple job...then notice...there's no open vent. I then notice the bent peice of...
Hello forumites!
Hopefully you can help solve a mystery that 2 plumbers have not been able to?
I can get heating and hot water in all taps except the one shower in my flat.
The shower is an Aqualisa Aquamixa Thermo Combi mixer and the shower is situated approx 1.5m from the combi boiler...
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