... using 2 of such loop in parrallel for input 1 and input 2 ? It occurs to me you can actually use these crafting combinator machines as diodes/valves. They always return the overflow fluid from unsetting a recipe to only one of the input sides. Incredibly slow to use as a valve though given ...

... it's not that pretty, but this works: 2_fluid_1_chemplant.png It occurs to me you can actually use these crafting combinator machines as diodes/valves. They always return the overflow fluid from unsetting a recipe to only one of the input sides. Incredibly slow to use as a valve though given ...

I would love some functional valves (overflow & top-up) for the larger pipes/ducts of the mod Fluid Must Flow!

... left things to be desired.) Not to go off topic, this image is just as a reference, you have to do much more micro management setting it up with valves to get fluids to naturally "slosh" to the right machine, and pumps don't know how to pull from more than one tile away in a fluid network. ...

... left things to be desired.) Not to go off topic, this image is just as a reference, you have to do much more micro management setting it up with valves to get fluids to naturally "slosh" to the right machine, and pumps don't know how to pull from more than one tile away in a fluid network. ...

... (in reach of the tank), and the condition "heavy oil > 24000" in the pump. This is similar to other scenarios where you use pumps as valves: you will integrate them into the production facility, so everything is nearby. I consider mods like the one you describe some kind of cheat. ...

... (in reach of the tank), and the condition "heavy oil > 24000" in the pump. This is similar to other scenarios where you use pumps as valves: you will integrate them into the production facility, so everything is nearby. I consider mods like the one you describe some kind of cheat. ...

... on the fluid level inside the pipe, similar to splitter input/output prioritization with in-built circuit logic. Notice that the three rows of valves have different heights of green (what they have) and blue (movement between entities) bars. The top row is the same as the pump: one direct valve. ...

... for better fluid distribution). This helps mitigate the downside of unpredictable fluid flows and less-than-equal junctions. I hope those valves become official features and will be improved with a new fluid box for the Space Age release. I hope, but I'm not expecting that both will happen ...

... careful use of (perhaps even circuit controlled) pumps could help. Pumps are not only there to change the fluid level, they can also act as valves. Don't see this behavior as bug or unwanted. Instead, it's an unexpected law of physics that only happens in the Factorio simulation but not ...

... kit" is actually a pretty chill step from the current situation. In-fact, all fluid switching could easily be handled by internal valves, which is even simpler than what I already described and probably does exist in some systems that require flexibility in real life! Yeah but ...

... kit" is actually a pretty chill step from the current situation. In-fact, all fluid switching could easily be handled by internal valves, which is even simpler than what I already described and probably does exist in some systems that require flexibility in real life!

... Only to give pumps a condition. It's just giving pumps for light and heavy oil the order when to pump and when to stop, so the pumps work as valves that open if there's too much light/heavy oil to get the surplus cracked away, and close otherwise. It's just a wire connection between the tank ...

... Only to give pumps a condition. It's just giving pumps for light and heavy oil the order when to pump and when to stop, so the pumps work as valves that open if there's too much light/heavy oil to get the surplus cracked away, and close otherwise. It's just a wire connection between the tank ...

... instead of the current 80%? Or even better, adding these thresholds as mod settings? I've come to the conclusion that the overflow and top-up valves are not intended to be mixed. You use one or the other on a pipeline; not both. You have to wait until you unlock pumps and circuit network to ...

... to make "pipes" which automatically don't connect to neighbours so that you can have "pipes" running in parallel, or "valves" which are unpowered input-output flow direction controllers that look like a pipe. So you can't literally have a tank that acts exactly ...

One-way valves have a proper name, you know : Backflow Preventers. Many pumps, IRL, do NOT function as a backflow preventer. Centrifugal pumps (the best kind of pump for high flow rates) can suffer from backpressure pushing the ...

... It's a nice change, and a completely different set of problems and solutions, rather than belts. I agree, though I do often wish for one way valves for unpowered flow control (and yes, I do use the Flow Control mod :) ).

Valves in general were put in in case you want to reduce "slosh" - the fluid system in Factorio is prone to equalising / oscillating back and forth if you can't maintain "pressure". In situations where ...

I am wondering what the role of the one-way flow valves for steam/water and the small steam collector tank is. The valves say they prevent backflow, but I don't know how/when that occurs. Does anyone know? Are they relevant when you want to pipe ...