Liquid From Barrels?

[KnightShade25]

So I'm still pretty new to this game and I finally got to the point of making batteries. I saw they took sulfuric acid and I figured it'd be a lot easier to just barrel the acid and train it over to my main area since fluid tanks take up so much space. So of course I made a ton of barrels, got that process going smooth... then I find out barrels of liquid isn't the same as straight liquid (I figured it's a game and it's essentially the exact same thing).

So basically, is there anyway to get the acid out of the barrels back into liquid form? I've looked around and can't find anything so hopes aren't high.

[=BB= Misophist]

level 2 or 3 assemblers have the option to "remove from barrel"

[piccolo255]

Yes, there are "unbarreling" recipes. In the assembler, use the recipe search function and search for "empty". You also get the empty barrel back, which you can transport back to the barreling area to fill again. There are some screenshots here: https://wiki.factorio.com/Barrel

TBH, barrel logistics is a bit annoying, which is why I've never actually used them :)

[KnightShade25]

Haha, of course it's that easy. Alrighty then I appreciate it!

[MaddogDino]

I've recently designed a whole refinery area done with bot's and Barrels and it's extremely efficient.

[pat]

Originally posted by piccolo255:

TBH, barrel logistics is a bit annoying, which is why I've never actually used them :)

I used them for a short while when I first started playing, but I found the same thing. Fluid deliveries would always stop because you ran out of barrels at one end, or there was a barrel backup at the other. I thought the concept was interesting, and a lot of people (who knew a lot more than me) suggested them, but in the end, fluid wagons were simply less work.

Now if they could just outfit logistic robots with buckets.

[Holce]

Originally posted by pat:

Originally posted by piccolo255:

TBH, barrel logistics is a bit annoying, which is why I've never actually used them :)

I used them for a short while when I first started playing, but I found the same thing. Fluid deliveries would always stop because you ran out of barrels at one end, or there was a barrel backup at the other. I thought the concept was interesting, and a lot of people (who knew a lot more than me) suggested them, but in the end, fluid wagons were simply less work.

Now if they could just outfit logistic robots with buckets.

My rafinery use barrel for light oil(flamer tower) and acide. I don't need a lot of them. The assemblers that fills the barrels take them from a chest. The wagon that delivers oil and acide come back with the empty barels. The empty barrels go in the chest. One assembler makes barrel in the same chest. The inserter only put barrels in the chest if there are less than 50.

If I add an outpost that need light oil, I will need more barrels. But I don't have to worry about that. They will be done automaticaly. Of course this is working because I have only one production facilitiy.

[impetus_maximus]

Originally posted by Holce:

If I add an outpost that need light oil, I will need more barrels. But I don't have to worry about that. They will be done automaticaly. Of course this is working because I have only one production facilitiy.

one thing about barreling. you have to manage the count of empty, and full barrels. if the machine that is emptying barrels has nowhere to put the empties, it stops. ;)

had a friend who just kept dumping empty barrels into the mix. i said, 'that is not going to work'. 'it's fine' he said. next thing you know, everything came to a grinding halt. lol

[MAKAIROSI]

For barrels i would advise you to make a limited amount and fill the same barrels up. It will make your setup a bit inefficient but at least you won't have to worry about it stopping running.

[Ryan]

If you are using trains with barrels it helps to dedicate train space to the empty barrels by using the middle mouse button on the train inventory slot.