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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.

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    Ideal Mini C28 hot water mystery problem

    Hi all, I'd be grateful if someone could advise on the possible causes of a boiler problem I've been having recently. It's got me stumped! Model: Ideal Mini C28 combi (the older standard model, not the HE model) The CH work perfectly fine, but the burners do not ignite if just hot water is...
  2. N

    Mystery fumes!

    I have a Worcester/Bosch 430/i boiler, fitted by British gas three years ago, along with a Hercal 1050/450 vented cylinder, and magna clean fitted. The system is regularly serviced under Homecare agreement.All working well, but am experiencing fumes I cannot identify. A strong, plasticky sort of...
  3. O

    This is a mystery

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  4. F

    Worcester Bosch 350 loosing pressure mystery

    The boiler is 14 years old. Over the past couple of days has started loosing pressure. From topped it up to 1 bar it fails to low pressure in 2 days. There are no apparent leaks. It seems illogical the small bore piping has sprung a leak after all this time but the boiler does not seem to be...
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    Desperate dame struggles with mixer shower mystery

    Can I use a thermostatic shower (Triton) with gravity feed hot water but a mains direct cold water supply, and, if I can, what are the disadvantages/problems?
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  6. G

    No water from tap mystery

    I have an intermitent fault which has every plumber who's visited my home stumped. Wall mounted vado mixer tap on a gravity system, every few days when I turn the hot side on no water comes out. Usually all I have to do is turn the tap on and off a few times and the water comes out...
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    Hot water mystery

    System Megaflow CL170;Potterton Suprima 80, both located on lower ground floor (lgf). Kitchen sink hot water (lgf) only runs hot when hot water in lgf bathroom is turned on; pressure is always fine. (Hot water feedpipe to kitchen only heats up in same circs). Any ideas. ALD
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  8. M

    Cold Water Stroage Tank Mystery

    Last November we had been away for a week and we came home to find half the bedroom ceiling on the floor due to water damage. On inspection - the cold water storage tank had overflowed. Luckily we are insured for this and someone came out and changed the fitting - new ball cock and valve etc -...
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    Mystery Shower Make/Model

    Can anyone identify my shower mixer. It is a thermostatic surface mount that has been installed for about 5 years and has now developed a constant drip form the front lever knob. I cannot see any make or model stamped on it. I have attached a picture in the hope that someone can help.
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    Ideal classic mystery

    Any Ideal experts out there ? I am struggling with this one. The boiler fires by electronic ignition of the pilot at the back of burner, then lights burner straight away, To view the pilot it is easier to take out the detection electrode and look through the gap, when I do this it lights the...
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  11. T

    Mystery Leak from New Loo

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  12. R

    plumbing mystery!

    Problem is a kitchen mixer tap where the hot is only warm - unless you run the bath tap on hot or cold upstairs at the same time - then the water from teh kitchen tap is piping hot! The downstairs cloakrm tap is fine. There is a house pump that kicks in for pressure. Have changed the ceramic...
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    Bath tap hot water mystery

    Can anyone please explain to me why the hot water coming out of my bath tap is only around 35 degrees, not hot enough for a bath? The other taps and the shower unit (uses boiler hot water not electrically heated) are all boiling hot. Even the sink tap in the bathroom is really hot and it's...
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