Question about pumps, pipe network and boilers.

[moredrowsy]

Can I connect 5 pumps into one water network to support 50 boilers? On my first play through, I built 5 separate water pipe networks. Or, can I connect as many pumps as I want into one single water pipe network to all boilers. Does that work?

[Patashu]

Currently Factorio simulates the flow of liquids from pipe to pipe every tick, so if you are using say 20 boilers on one offshore pump/pipeline (the maximum one pump can support), there is no room to having more pumps push water onto that pipeline and no point to doing it. Start a new pipeline/pump every 20 boilers.

[vanatteveldt]

I think this is the reference thread that will answer all your questions (and then some): viewtopic.php?t=19851