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I deepcopied the burner inserter and made it a steam inserter with "filter = "steam"" in its fluid_box. In game I can't place pipes next to it that would connect it to a fluid other than steam, but I can still connect it to entities and pipes that have other fluids in them by placing the other entity first and then placing the inserter. How can I fix this?

Is there a way to make it a pipe while it is being held but turn it into an inserter when placed?