pumpjack, depth limit ?

[DEQUALINIUM]

do pumpjacks have a depth limit to stop them from working ?
i've placed two at the bottom of a long shaft, with the same setup as the surface ones (which work ok).
but the ones in the shaft are doing nothing, no power being consumed

deq

[Phoenix Cat]

Nope, they should work the same no matter the depth. As long as they are on the correct materials blocks and have power they should work. I have also had no problems with height of pipes. I have yet to use a pump no matter what length of pipe I have.

[Fenix]

There is a drill on the bottom of the pump jacks, it has to be over Olumite to work

[Stellar Remnant]

Originally posted by Fenix:

There is a drill on the bottom of the pump jacks, it has to be over Olumite to work

you can't even place a pumpjack if it isn't over olumite

Originally posted by DEQUALINIUM:

do pumpjacks have a depth limit to stop them from working ?
i've placed two at the bottom of a long shaft, with the same setup as the surface ones (which work ok).
but the ones in the shaft are doing nothing, no power being consumed

There's no need to place them at the bottom. They will happily drill into stuff 150+ blocks below them. Just ensure they have power and pipe connection.

It could be that the other pumpjacks are supplying enough for your needs, since they activate in order of distance.

[DEQUALINIUM]

ok, i found the answer, it was a power problem.

it appears that a power pole was 'floating' with no block under it, as soon as i put one there everything burst into life.

i assumed that if a power poles blue light 'pulsed' then it was getting power, but after placing one on the ground unconnected, they still pulse.

unlike the other machines it looks like the pumpjack has no power indicator to show that is was on the grid.

got there in the end, thanks for the replies guys.