New Technology In Gas Water Heaters Can Save Lives
Press Release # 03-158
Transcript
TEXT: B-roll:
Flammable vapors cause flashback fire in old water heater.
(View of man standing near a water heater, pouring gasoline into a lawn mower and placing the gasoline container on the ground. Gasoline spills onto the ground. View of water heater in darkened room, there is a burst of flames as the gasoline on the ground is ignited. Ignition is replayed with a view of the water heater turning on.)
TEXT: B-roll:
New, safer water heaters trap and burn dangerous vapors inside the heater, preventing a flashback fire.
(View of gasoline spilling onto the floor and running underneath a new water heater. The heater turns on and the sound of the gasoline burning can be heard. View of the flame under the water heater, new heater keeps the flames underneath the heater. There is no explosion. Procedure is replayed).
TEXT: B-roll:
Never store or use flammable liquids near a gas water heater.
(View of person in workshop pouring paint thinner into a pan and mixing it with a brush. View of woman in a room with a water heater, removing products from a shelf on the nearby wall. View of woman leaving the room with a container filled with these products. View of running water heater. Close-up of warning label on water heater).
TEXT: B-roll:
Look for the new water heaters with safety technology in stores today.
(View of shelves in hardware store containing water heaters. View of water heaters on shelf. Close-up of warning label and then bottom of water heater. Close-up of ignition mechanism of new water heater. Close-up view of label on water heater. View of man in store explaining the safety of new water heaters).
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