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It might be inside. We can't answer that without knowing the rating of the shower, the length of the cable and how it is installed. Whatever, the shower will be at least 8.5KW which exceeds the rating of the fuse, the fuse base looks heat damaged and it would not be a good idea to just replace...

If you pull it out of the ceiling it will likely have a model number on it.

Those MCBs are horrible, if you press the little red off button it's anyone's guess if it can ever be switched on again!

Stick with the oil, get a new tank properly fitted and a new oil line installed. Then save up for a new boiler when the time comes. Continuing to use a damaged tank is total madness, if it was to split open you would be saying goodbye to your entire garden, and possibly your neighbours garden...

Do you know what voltage the old and new bells are? You may need to change the voltage at the transformer, some old bells need only 4V which is too low for most others, 8 and 12V are common voltages for newer bells. I take it whoever did the painting did the cutting in with a roller!

Perhaps! Screwed steel looks so much nicer though, and is more fun to install.

I was more offended by the pipework!

Those CBB capacitors are used in all sorts of things and have a really short life.

Both units are supplied with wiring diagrams.

Your heating is bog standard Y plan, either will work. It has pumped heating and hot water not gravity.

They get the sack if they don't. They aren't allowed in the loft either so have to throw the cable over the roof...

I was serious, it was clearly installed by a skilled carpenter.

I can't offer any advise, but that is some beautiful woodwork.

Cool. Sadly the only items I have here that are mentioned there are some Bill Radette 3 phase switches. Certainly seen some of the other stuff still in use. Ellison switchgear is nice stuff, and Welwyn vitreous enamel resistors are still wonderful things. I'd also love to see one of those Pyrex...

Some of our jobs involved wiring entire houses in MI. Don't forget those old council houses wired in the stuff!

From the photo.

Mineral insulated copper cable (MICC) Lasts forever and looks good when properly installed, no plastics to burn except the sheath, does not ignite, even when severely overloaded, smaller OD, fun to install, robust as hell, cables available with up to 19 conductors. FP200 Cheap, garbage cable...

The missing blanks from the normal consumer unit need to be replaced. I guess the space was once filled with the 2 LeGrill MCBs now in the off peak board.

I can remove the lamp from my bathroom pendant while standing in the bath, and then poke my fingers into the lampholder. My will to live however stops me from doing that. I can also spray it with the shower!

Some of the first CUs I fitted were like that. How silly things have become now.