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[0.12.20] Low bandwidth of the small pump

Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:59 pm
by M1A1
Hello!
I wanted to make a backup generator using a small pump as the valve (if there is no electricity - is waterproof). But I notice that the small pump is really bad pass water, even in comparison with the usual pipe. When I spend a water through the little pump work only 4 steam engine, and when through the pipe - all 16.
But I remember that in the early releases (11.xx) everything worked fine.
Water pressure throw the small pump
Water pressure throw the pipe
Water pressure throw the small pump in logistics system
P.S. I read changelogs from 0.12.0 to 0.12.20 and not found some changes in small pump works.
P.P.S. I'm sorry for any errors, i'm not english speaker.

Re: [0.12.20] Low bandwidth of the small pump

Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:17 pm
by ssilk
The small pump has about 1/5 of the maximum capacity of a pipe.

https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... Small_Pump

Re: [0.12.20] Low bandwidth of the small pump

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:48 pm
by Gouada
If you want more water to be able to pass, put many of them in a row and connect the entrances/exits with the one water pipe. This is just a limitation that water pumps have had for as long as I can remember...