Water pump Stalling

[Therium]

im having a problem with the water pump stops working after i leave the area for a few mins im wondering if anyone else is having this issue and if they found a fix around it other than Deconstructing the pump and pipe's.

[Honorable_D]

It only stops working when it has filled up all the pipe it can.

You probably are having headlift issues or you simply don't need a lot of water so it shuts down when things are full. For headlift you need to look to building boost pumps into the piping.

[Maehlice]

The pump will only engage when there is enough demand for its output. Like a machine that stops producing when its output is full, a pump will stop running when its pipes are full. It'll only pump steadily if its output is matched exactly with its demand.

If the machine is losing power, and this machine is responsible for pumping a Coal Generator, then verify enough water is actually being produced for the Generator to maintain production.

[Bobucles]

Water pumps have a weird glitch where they can not re engage after going into safety valve mode. If the after pipe ends up full but the flow is stopped, the pump can't justify pushing any more fluid into it. The system ends up deadlocked.

For starters, make sure the fluid never tries to backflow. Also, try to bend the final pipe segment into a horizontal position. This will give an opportunity for the top of the pipe to get an air bubble, so the pump can start up again.

[Mojo]

You can also lower the water pump to match the demand needed. For example if it were feeding just one coal plant you would not need your water pump at 100% it would stop because it is feeding to much to it.
Off the top of my head I think one coal plant needs 50 a min in water, so you would set your pump down to 50, or even 48. That way it should always run for you.

If you have not unlocked Overclocking yet you wont be able to do it so make sure you get over clock unlocked asap! :)

If you are meaning pumps that go on the pipelines them selves, then yes would be a headlift issue.

[Lil Puppy]

Pumps have an issue at the moment. I built three identical pipelines along exactly the same path with the same curves, altitudes, everything and 1 of them with several pumps on it worked perfectly as built, the other 2 failed many times until I finally rebuilt just enough of the pipes and pumps that it decided that everything was connected properly. It wasn't a headlift problem or a power problem or a flow problem, it was a bug.

The only advice I can give is just keep rebuilding until it works. The headlift clicks into place for pumps now so that's not going to be an issue if you pay attention to the bright blue thing surrounding a pipe.