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walnut

May 20, 2020 @ 11:17pm

Fluid pumps not working!

I connected the pumps to a switch and electricity and they wont work!

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Alistair

May 21, 2020 @ 12:41am

You probably have them facing the wrong way. I think the black ringed end is the output and the cone end is the input.

Last edited by Alistair; May 21, 2020 @ 12:41am

ElfBossHogg has Stormworks: Build and Rescue

May 21, 2020 @ 3:19am

As Angus said fluid pumps are directional. When you place a pipe at their ends if will identify if it's input or output. Further to the discussion: what are you pumping? Where is it going? What blocks are the end points? Are you underwater? Is the pump on the same body as the switch that is to start it?

Alistair

May 21, 2020 @ 3:29am

(When I wrote about the input & output, that was for a small pump. I'm yet to look at large pumps)

ElfBossHogg has Stormworks: Build and Rescue

May 21, 2020 @ 3:40am

Originally posted by AngusRetriever:
(When I wrote about the input & output, that was for a small pump. I'm yet to look at large pumps)

They both operate exactly the same: input and output, switch to turn them on. Large pump just has more capacity.

Alistair

May 21, 2020 @ 4:00am

Originally posted by ElfBossHogg:
Originally posted by AngusRetriever:
(When I wrote about the input & output, that was for a small pump. I'm yet to look at large pumps)
They both operate exactly the same: input and output, switch to turn them on. Large pump just has more capacity.

I know, but I don't think the fluid pump large has the cone end and the black ringed end. : )

ElfBossHogg has Stormworks: Build and Rescue

May 21, 2020 @ 4:59am

Originally posted by AngusRetriever:
Originally posted by ElfBossHogg:
They both operate exactly the same: input and output, switch to turn them on. Large pump just has more capacity.
I know, but I don't think the fluid pump large has the cone end and the black ringed end. : )

True. 😊 The large one always throws me off. Can't remember if it's the sort of ringed side or the slightly largest sort of ringed side. I always have to go back to trying to fit the pipe end to be 100%.

Alistair

May 21, 2020 @ 5:25am

Originally posted by ElfBossHogg:
Originally posted by AngusRetriever:
I know, but I don't think the fluid pump large has the cone end and the black ringed end. : )
True. 😊 The large one always throws me off. Can't remember if it's the sort of ringed side or the slightly largest sort of ringed side. I always have to go back to trying to fit the pipe end to be 100%.

I'll try and investigate tonight and tell you my answer : )

Delle(DK)

May 21, 2020 @ 6:53am

a typical error could be if you have connected the pump to pipes that run insde of square blocks.. it can happen sometimes that one of the pipes is not correctly connected and somewhere within a wall the pipe is facing the wrong direction.
Also double check that your pumps has power and can be turned on.
And if you have a very big ship and you trying to pump example fuel from the bottom of ship up to the surface and into a fuel tank then you properbly need more than one pump els it wont be powerfull enough.

walnut

May 21, 2020 @ 12:40pm

UPDATE: I got the pumps to work so I added 27 more to my sub but now for some reason the up button fills the ballast and the down one empties it and I got the connections right