need help with oil production

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

the oil pipes for my refinery wont stay full i have a pump at the end of both pipes that run into the refinery and that doesn't help. what am i doing wrong?

[buchanant]

Well, it could be several things. Without a screenshot it's hard to tell, but let me run down the list of things it could be.

#1: do your pumps and refineries have power?
#2: pumps only have their pump pressure last past one connection. So, if you have a pipe from the pump, the "pressure" will only last through the next pipe segment. However, if you have a height to the pipe, it will show you how far up it goes when you try to put a pump on the pipe.
#3: Long distance pipes tend to slosh back and forth in non-full pipes, which causes flow issues. Consider letting your pipes fill up by turning the end production off until that happens. That's assuming you're not using more than you're producing.
#4: Pumps are not good at ensuring fluid moves from one place to another when the pipes are flat. The best ensurer of moving fluid is gravity. Consider raising the pipe above long stretch of pipes at the start and lowering the pipes to the production at the end.

I almost never use pumps to go across the map unless I am raising water from water generators or moving oil up to an elevated platform. When I do elevate fluid I use a hook on the pipe to send the fluid above the platform back to it to ensure fluid flow. (When I say hook, I mean when I place the pipe on the platform I elevate the pipe on the stanchion and then angle the pipe down so that gravity serves as a natural one way valve.)

[sansee]

Have you followed each and every pipe segment from start to finish? How close to the refinery is the pump?

How's the layout? Pics (use some online picture service if that's easier for you)? Where does it stops? Would be easier if we saw something.

[Fraqment]

A simple problem is also to make sure that the pumps have a display that only flows in one direction.

[vwstickman]

A standard oil or water extractor will provide enough head pressure to raise the liquid 10 meters so they aren't needed if the pipes are flat. If you are running pipes a long way they take time to fill. If you examine "e" each section you can see how much it holds.

One trick you can do is install the pump then then read what the pump says. If the head pressure is less than the capacity of the pump (10meters for MK1, 50 for MK2) then you don't need it.

When you place a pump (before you build it) there is a pulsing ring that runs up the pipe which shows you how far in height the pump can go. A beautiful thing about the new nudge feature is you can place the pump then press H and then walk up the pipe to see how high the "rings" go.

Everything you need to know is in this pipe manual https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/images/3/39/Pipeline_Manual.pdf

[vwstickman]

Originally posted by Mike_Honcho:

the oil pipes for my refinery wont stay full i have a pump at the end of both pipes that run into the refinery and that doesn't help. what am i doing wrong?

If we can get a screenshot that would be incredibly helpful. I would be happy to troubleshoot

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

I don't know how to add a screenshot to this lol. but everything as power. all the pipes are running down hill and are all full except the ones running into the refinerys. and another thing the extractors dont fill up it only fills the like 1.2 then empties

[Paranoya]

I'd recommend
- to build a test setup as close to the resources as possible.
- google how to create (F12), upload (Steam -> display -> Screenshots) and add screenshots in a thread (copy link from uploaded screen)
--> Some pictures can tell more than thousand words

Based on my experience, usually there must be a (human) mistake ;)

Example: My first train station was build in the wrong direction and it lasted some time until I figured it out as (I searched the error at the block/path signals).

Best regards,
Para

[Lil Puppy]

Screenshot:
F12
Then in Steam, go to the View menu, select Screenshots, it should be on the last game you played, pick Satisfactory if it isn't the first one.
The last screenshot is the first one in the list.
Pick the one you want to share, make sure on the right side it says Public
Click the Upload button
Then you can click the chain link button which is Share, it'll copy the address to the screenshot, then you just paste that link in a comment text box and steam will convert it to an image we can see in the forums.

Pipes aren't super reliable sometimes and you may have to fiddle with them a few times like deleting the last 2 offending sections and rebuilding them.
You can then turn the machine that uses that liquid resource off for a few minutes while the pipes and extractor fill completely and then turn it back on.

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

if this is right this is my new set up. i under clocked the refiners and they are all full now. ill add the other screen shots here in a sec

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961828151/screenshot/2296339440155126211/

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961828151/screenshot/2296339440155156697/

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961828151/screenshot/2296339440155157057/

[LT_Little_Legs_Larry.]

after i under clocked the refinerys. the oil pumps filled up. and all the pipes are full now. did anyone else have to under clock theirs
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961828151/screenshot/2296339440155126790/

[PsYcHo_O]

This sounds like your math is simply off or you did not give them any time to fill up. It's always a good idea to let everything fill up completely before starting the production with fluids.

[LazerRay]

Looks like your pipes might be too long, I had some issues with a couple of refineries not clearing their fuel properly, even though all the flow was downhill, I split the pipeline with a fluid buffer between the refineries and fuel generators, then everything started working fine (Its a bit crazy how that sounds, even though I have the exact same set up in another area, just with shorter pipes between the machines).

[Paranoya]

Originally posted by LazerRay:

Looks like your pipes might be too long, I had some issues with a couple of refineries not clearing their fuel properly, even though all the flow was downhill, I split the pipeline with a fluid buffer between the refineries and fuel generators, then everything started working fine (Its a bit crazy how that sounds, even though I have the exact same set up in another area, just with shorter pipes between the machines).

I wasn't affected by myself yet, but I already often have read about fluid issues together with long (long long) pipes.