how do i increase flow rate?

[GeoGent]

i have pumps and yet flow rate is super slow how do i fix this?

[Suzaku]

Flow rate is based on how much the pump is supplying, and how much is being used. If it's not being used, it's not flowing, so there's no flow rate. It's more like a measure of the currently used supply, rather than total potential supply.

[[INTRO] Maxumous]

You can easy work it out, check the power station to see what its consumption is, I think its 45m3, a pipe 1 flow can take 300m3 while pipe 2 connector can hold 600m3. so use the maths. if you going up hill make sure you using a pump. pump 1 can (climbs upto 20 metres) so if its higher you need another pump, if you climbing at a distance. use a pump 2 connector (Climbs upto 50 metres)

[GeoGent]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

Flow rate is based on how much the pump is supplying, and how much is being used. If it's not being used, it's not flowing, so there's no flow rate. It's more like a measure of the currently used supply, rather than total potential supply.

wut

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by GeoGent:

Originally posted by Suzaku:

Flow rate is based on how much the pump is supplying, and how much is being used. If it's not being used, it's not flowing, so there's no flow rate. It's more like a measure of the currently used supply, rather than total potential supply.

wut

if you aren't using it its not flowing .... period, so i suggest you up your production rates so you actually see a change.

[Mister Fabulous]

You need to tell us what you're trying to do. Pictures can also help. This is a generic "It's not working" post with almost no context.

What are you supplying fluid to? Are you going uphill? Is the pump too high from the extractor or train platform? Are the outputs of what you're providing fluid to backed up?

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

You need to tell us what you're trying to do. Pictures can also help. This is a generic "It's not working" post with almost no context.

What are you supplying fluid to? Are you going uphill? Is the pump too high from the extractor or train platform? Are the outputs of what you're providing fluid to backed up?

lol i just made my answer equally generic :D

[GeoGent]

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

You need to tell us what you're trying to do. Pictures can also help. This is a generic "It's not working" post with almost no context.

What are you supplying fluid to? Are you going uphill? Is the pump too high from the extractor or train platform? Are the outputs of what you're providing fluid to backed up?

its on a downhilll slant but there is a small uphill point that it needs to go up too and for some reason it just wont go up that tiny hill and im trying to supplying water to a coal plant

[GeoGent]

Originally posted by GeoGent:

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

You need to tell us what you're trying to do. Pictures can also help. This is a generic "It's not working" post with almost no context.

What are you supplying fluid to? Are you going uphill? Is the pump too high from the extractor or train platform? Are the outputs of what you're providing fluid to backed up?

its on a downhilll slant but there is a small uphill point that it needs to go up too and for some reason it just wont go up that tiny hill and im trying to supplying water to a coal plant

here are some pictures
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2294783456
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2294783523
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2294783580

[Mister Fabulous]

It looks like in the first picture, the pipe splits off in 2 directions. It also looks like there is another pump behind the pipes, but it's hard to tell. How many coal generators are you feeding with these pipes and what is your incoming rate? I'm assuming it's 2 coal gens and 1 water extractor.

There may be nothing wrong though. I think what you're seeing is in regards to how power generation works. Resources are consumed as needed. The rate of 15 coal/min and 45 water/min is if you were running at 100% of your power capacity. If you were using 33% of your power capacity for example, a coal generator would only need 5 coal and 15 water per minute.

I would assume the rate is low because the pipe and generator are full. The rings on the pipe that's slightly uphill are fully extended showing it's completely full. If that' the case, this is normal behavior and I would say you don't need the 3 pumps that are in these pictures.

[GeoGent]

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

It looks like in the first picture, the pipe splits off in 2 directions. It also looks like there is another pump behind the pipes, but it's hard to tell. How many coal generators are you feeding with these pipes and what is your incoming rate? I'm assuming it's 2 coal gens and 1 water extractor.

There may be nothing wrong though. I think what you're seeing is in regards to how power generation works. Resources are consumed as needed. The rate of 15 coal/min and 45 water/min is if you were running at 100% of your power capacity. If you were using 33% of your power capacity for example, a coal generator would only need 5 coal and 15 water per minute.

I would assume the rate is low because the pipe and generator are full. The rings on the pipe that's slightly uphill are fully extended showing it's completely full. If that' the case, this is normal behavior and I would say you don't need the 3 pumps that are in these pictures.

i see so if i wanted a higher flow rate i would need to connect way more coal plants to the pipe right?

[Nailfoot]

Just like your bathroom sink, if the handle is off there is no flow.

You have to have something consuming the water to need A REASON for there to be a flowrate.

[GeoGent]

ok one more thing what do fluid buffers do?

[Mister Fabulous]

Originally posted by GeoGent:

i see so if i wanted a higher flow rate i would need to connect way more coal plants to the pipe right?

Not quite. The more accurate answer is you need to increase your power consumption. There isn't really a need to have a higher flow rate or a way to force a higher rate. It's like production machines that are getting too many resources on the input side. The belts back up and move intermittently. The difference with power generators is as your power consumption increases and gets closer to your maximum capacity, the resource consumption of the power generator changes and increases.

Let's say you have a you have a single coal generator happily producing 75 MW and you have exactly 75 MW of production machines constantly running connected to it with no other outside power being provided. That one generator will be consuming 45 water per minute because you're at 100% of its capacity. Next, let's say you add 9 more generators to this grid and have a total of 750 MW, but still have only 75 MW of production constantly running. Now you're only using 10% of your power capacity. Each of those 10 generators will only now be consuming 4.5 water per minute. So even though you added more generators, your overall water need didn't change.

Originally posted by GeoGent:

ok one more thing what do fluid buffers do?

They're basically storage containers for fluid. You can use them to store fuel for example when you unlock fuel generators as a backup.

Take a look at this page for more information on fluid flow that you'll ever need: https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/jmqw9d/pipeline_infographs_fluid_update_version/

[GeoGent]

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

Originally posted by GeoGent:

i see so if i wanted a higher flow rate i would need to connect way more coal plants to the pipe right?

Not quite. The more accurate answer is you need to increase your power consumption. There isn't really a need to have a higher flow rate or a way to force a higher rate. It's like production machines that are getting too many resources on the input side. The belts back up and move intermittently. The difference with power generators is as your power consumption increases and gets closer to your maximum capacity, the resource consumption of the power generator changes and increases.

Let's say you have a you have a single coal generator happily producing 75 MW and you have exactly 75 MW of production machines constantly running connected to it with no other outside power being provided. That one generator will be consuming 45 water per minute because you're at 100% of its capacity. Next, let's say you add 9 more generators to this grid and have a total of 750 MW, but still have only 75 MW of production constantly running. Now you're only using 10% of your power capacity. Each of those 10 generators will only now be consuming 4.5 water per minute. So even though you added more generators, your overall water need didn't change.

Originally posted by GeoGent:

ok one more thing what do fluid buffers do?

They're basically storage containers for fluid. You can use them to store fuel for example when you unlock fuel generators as a backup.

Take a look at this page for more information on fluid flow that you'll ever need: https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/jmqw9d/pipeline_infographs_fluid_update_version/

k thanks

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by GeoGent:

Originally posted by Mister Fabulous:

Not quite. The more accurate answer is you need to increase your power consumption. There isn't really a need to have a higher flow rate or a way to force a higher rate. It's like production machines that are getting too many resources on the input side. The belts back up and move intermittently. The difference with power generators is as your power consumption increases and gets closer to your maximum capacity, the resource consumption of the power generator changes and increases.

Let's say you have a you have a single coal generator happily producing 75 MW and you have exactly 75 MW of production machines constantly running connected to it with no other outside power being provided. That one generator will be consuming 45 water per minute because you're at 100% of its capacity. Next, let's say you add 9 more generators to this grid and have a total of 750 MW, but still have only 75 MW of production constantly running. Now you're only using 10% of your power capacity. Each of those 10 generators will only now be consuming 4.5 water per minute. So even though you added more generators, your overall water need didn't change.


They're basically storage containers for fluid. You can use them to store fuel for example when you unlock fuel generators as a backup.

Take a look at this page for more information on fluid flow that you'll ever need: https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/jmqw9d/pipeline_infographs_fluid_update_version/

k thanks

also you should note that you won't actually see any problems with the system until you have at least 50% load on the generators, at that point if you have poor flow or your belts are starving your generators for fuel you'll immediately notice the Power Capacity go from a steady line to a chaotic series of drastic highs and lows.

at that point its time to either; upgrade your belts, feed more coal to the system, or optimise your pipe lines, or any combination of the 3. for you, if you start having real issues once you're drawing more power i'd start with your pipes, no offense but they look a bit janky :P