Suggestion: Option to split sewage pipes / ad a second outflow to sewage pumps

[Incrediblejimmy]

While water currently offers several ways to split and unite streams (water tower and big pump have several in and outflows); there is no such option for sewage (technically the loading station is the only option, but its throughput is too low to actually work, and the treatment plant, which by its function is at the end of the system, so its useless for that).

I want to propose to simply ad one or two additional outflow connections to sewage pumps left and right to where the outflow connection currently is.

Atm all changes to an existing sewage network - putting in bigger capacity pipes, leading pipes another way, adding sewage treatment facilities, either has ones city drown in sewage, requires to turn of watersupply by pipe to tec office so sewage output becomes manageable by trucks, or build a new / secondary sewage network all together - having a smooth option to split sewage flow, and divert pipes, would make these things easier, remove unnecessary hurdles, and better allow players to grow the sewage networks with the city.

[Phoenix]

That's a good proposal. If water pumps have options with several inlets/outlets, there's no reason for sewage pumps not to have a similar option.

[laaketeknikko]

It's likely that this is very intentional. The game has these similar resources that all behave a little differently (heat, water, sewage). I'd wager a guess this is also the reason why sewage pipes are dirt cheap compared to water and heat, as they only use prefab panels and not steel.

Building a completely new sewage pipe system is very easy, fast and affordable. Tanks take almost no space, pumps take almost no space, switches take almost no space and they are all very cheap. The only thing is to build switches every 100 meters and you're good. So, I don't think this is much of a problem.

But, I just use water and sewage trucks to begin with... Is there an advantage to having piping systems? People seem happy enough and more of them are coming, and thousands can be served by a few trucks. Once a city portion looks complete enough, make pipes.

[Incrediblejimmy]

Originally posted by laaketeknikko:

It's likely that this is very intentional. The game has these similar resources that all behave a little differently (heat, water, sewage). I'd wager a guess this is also the reason why sewage pipes are dirt cheap compared to water and heat, as they only use prefab panels and not steel.

Building a completely new sewage pipe system is very easy, fast and affordable. Tanks take almost no space, pumps take almost no space, switches take almost no space and they are all very cheap. The only thing is to build switches every 100 meters and you're good. So, I don't think this is much of a problem.

But, I just use water and sewage trucks to begin with... Is there an advantage to having piping systems? People seem happy enough and more of them are coming, and thousands can be served by a few trucks. Once a city portion looks complete enough, make pipes.

Doesn't make sense to be intentional from a logical perspective, and doesn't feel intentional tbh - why would for example the loading station allow throughput and splitting, but allow it at such a low rate.
Advantages are less trucks on the road, and less in the customs house - and I can't shake the feeling that some industries that don't officially require water for production are more productive with a non-truck water supply (and at least for me sewage trucks can never handle the amount of sewage if there is a non-truck water supply).

[Oskutin]

Other annoying thing is that the sewage pump only has a single input, while it would make sense for it to function as collection point for a few lines.

[Incrediblejimmy]

Originally posted by Oskutin:

Other annoying thing is that the sewage pump only has a single input, while it would make sense for it to function as collection point for a few lines.

True a big one like the big water pump with 3 inputs and 3 outputs would be nice as well

[bajecznie nawdychany]

The problem is, as far as I know, that we can't do bypass with sewage.
I would like to treat as much sewage in sewage treatment facility as I can but everything above my current consumption rate should be dumped into water without treatment.

There is sewage loading/unloading facility that acts like a bypass but as DEVs said it was not intended to work as a bypass and therefore flow is highly limited - it has like 10 or 20 m3/day so way below expectations.

I would love to have something like sewage tank with three outlets on different height that we could use to prioritize sewage flow. It would let me better manage my sewage.

[m4rek]

Originally posted by Oskutin:

Other annoying thing is that the sewage pump only has a single input, while it would make sense for it to function as collection point for a few lines.

Considering how sewage pumps work, this would make a lot of sense. If that were done, perhaps the sewage switch could then be granted the ability to have a second output.

[Stele]

There are modded sewage splitters/pumps with multiple outputs. Has anyone used them and can tell if they work without issues? It is such obvious gap in functionality if you tried to expand sewage network, it looks like design decision to hide some flaw if flow simulation. Like it bugs out when split.

[bioseb31]

Originally posted by Stele:

There are modded sewage splitters/pumps with multiple outputs. Has anyone used them and can tell if they work without issues? It is such obvious gap in functionality if you tried to expand sewage network, it looks like design decision to hide some flaw if flow simulation. Like it bugs out when split.

I've used the mod with 3 in/out and 4 in/out pumps. From what I've seen, they seem to be working properly, I remember once when 1 pipe going into the treatment wasn't enough, so I built a second pipe from the pump directly into the treatment plant and it was able to empty my waste network and work properly after. Multiples input work properly too. Just make sure you have enough output to compensate.