Pipeline Help

[Cory's In The House Now]

I have built an oil factory for plastic/rubber and other things you unlock in tier 5. Everything works fine except for my water inputs. My factory is built above a lake, about 50-60m above the water. I start to extract water, flowing up into my factory with the help of two mk. 1 pipeline pumps. The water will reach refineries inside, and will be supplied fully with water, but then the water quickly drains. I have to flush the full pipe network to get the water to reach again, but again it only lasts for about a minute. Why does this happen? How can I fix it?

[info]

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[info]

It sounds like your pumps need to be adjusted. First one should be near extractor level and then increments to the top depending on what pump Mark version being used.

[Cory's In The House Now]

Originally posted by info:

It sounds like your pumps need to be adjusted. First one should be near extractor level and then increments to the top depending on what pump Mark version being used.

The first pump is about halfway up the extractor, second pump is right where the end of the first pump's reach is (shown by the holograms), and the second pump's hologram flow reaches inside the factory to the refineries. Do I still need to adjust them?

[DB]

Originally posted by Cory's In The House Now:

I have built an oil factory for plastic/rubber and other things you unlock in tier 5. Everything works fine except for my water inputs. My factory is built above a lake, about 50-60m above the water. I start to extract water, flowing up into my factory with the help of two mk. 1 pipeline pumps. The water will reach refineries inside, and will be supplied fully with water, but then the water quickly drains. I have to flush the full pipe network to get the water to reach again, but again it only lasts for about a minute. Why does this happen? How can I fix it?

Sounds like there's too much water for the refineries they're feeding so when they fil up to max the water extractors keep turning off, then on, then off again creating spikes. or is there not enough water perhaps? how many refines per extract do you have? do the pipes refill overtime at all on their own? and do you have a run off or use for your excess water? or storage tank

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Originally posted by Cory's In The House Now:

The first pump is about halfway up the extractor, second pump is right where the end of the first pump's reach is (shown by the holograms), and the second pump's hologram flow reaches inside the factory to the refineries. Do I still need to adjust them?

Sounds like it should be good. If there is a lot of lift left on the second one and all used up on the first one up maybe try to lower it some. Thats only if you might be thinking its close to its limit.

DB has some good suggestions.

I am building a huge elevated water supply with the hopes it will mean steady pipes.

[Vectorspace]

Water extractors have a headlift of 10m, mk1 pumps 20m. 10m + 2×20m = 50m. But you said it's 50-60m. Consider adding a 3rd pump, see if that helps.

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Originally posted by Vectorspace:

Water extractors have a headlift of 10m, mk1 pumps 20m. 10m + 2×20m = 50m. But you said it's 50-60m. Consider adding a 3rd pump, see if that helps.

Nice catch, I missed the bit about Mark I pumps, I have 50m lift in my head of Mark II.

[Cory's In The House Now]

Originally posted by DB:

Originally posted by Cory's In The House Now:

I have built an oil factory for plastic/rubber and other things you unlock in tier 5. Everything works fine except for my water inputs. My factory is built above a lake, about 50-60m above the water. I start to extract water, flowing up into my factory with the help of two mk. 1 pipeline pumps. The water will reach refineries inside, and will be supplied fully with water, but then the water quickly drains. I have to flush the full pipe network to get the water to reach again, but again it only lasts for about a minute. Why does this happen? How can I fix it?

Sounds like there's too much water for the refineries they're feeding so when they fil up to max the water extractors keep turning off, then on, then off again creating spikes. or is there not enough water perhaps? how many refines per extract do you have? do the pipes refill overtime at all on their own? and do you have a run off or use for your excess water? or storage tank

I have one extractor filling two refineries, and another filling three. The pipes, once they drained, did not refill. I don't have a use for extra water, however I did add fluid buffers. They helped extend the time that the water stays in the pipes, but they still drained eventually.

Vectorspace was right, I needed one more pump, they don't drain anymore.

Thanks everyone :)

[kimba-rip]

try mk2 pumps and have at least 2 of them..1 at the bottom and 1 near the top....