| Trailer: AVOID FROZEN PIPES Care of Water Pipes, advising how to avoid frozen pipes in the winter | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5701 |
| Catalog #: | 320119 | |
| Clip Number: | 320119-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 42/99 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:46 - 01:37:16 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Public Service INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Conservation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Rationing & Shortages | |
| Description: | Trailer: AVOID FROZEN PIPES Care of Water Pipes, advising how to avoid frozen pipes in the winter. Sequence of shots telling how to avoid frozen and burst pipes this winter. Turn water off at night cover tanks and lag pipes are some of the ways shown. Precautions are shown for winterizing pipes: Keep out drafts, wrap pipes with rags, etc. GV a snowy mountain scene. Dissolve to a flickering flame. Man seated in living room has water drop on his head from a burst pipe upstairs in the bathroom. WS A man at home reading the paper. Water drips on his face. Cut to his leaking ceiling. Cut to water gushing from his bath pipes. Cut to CU taps. MS the man uses tongs to remove coal from his fire. CU taps. MS a water tank in the loft. CU an open window which closes. CU a gap under a door as a mat is pushed up to block it. CU cracks in a brick wall, dissolve to it being filled. CU the water tank as boards are used to cover it. MS pipes under a basin being insulated. Various CU's: stop cock, a bucket filling up with water, various taps. WS outside pipes covered in ice. WS the man reading his paper again. WS the snow scene. Voice-over: 'Take frost precautions now. Don't wait for the cold weather' End title: Ask your local water supply undertaking for advice. | |
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