I would like to be able to add filters to small pumps, even if just one filter, so the pump will ONLY pump that specific liquid. I've tried making a mod, but I honestly suck, I'll keep trying but I'm sure someone could do it way faster than I could (I may never get there!).
It'd be neat if it would work in v0.14
[Request] Filter small pumps
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aubergine18
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Re: [Request] Filter small pumps
Pipes can only ever contain one type of fluid. So if you put even a tiny amount of water in a pipe, that pipe won't accept any oil while it contains water.
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Re: [Request] Filter small pumps
I understand what you mean. I think you are saying that I couldn't switch between things, because the pipe is already contaminated.aubergine18 wrote:Pipes can only ever contain one type of fluid. So if you put even a tiny amount of water in a pipe, that pipe won't accept any oil while it contains water.
I posted elsewhere asking for help for this issue, so what I'm looking for is in regards to unloading rail tankers, so I wouldn't use the pump for more than one fluid at a time, and if I did then I would expect contamination issues like the current small pump has.
I would like to be able to put a filter on a small pump, so a smart small pump if you will, so the pump will ONLY pump if the incoming fluid is, say, crude oil, or heavy oil. When the train rolls up, it goes to pump and goes "nope, this isn't XX specified liquid, so I'm not going to unload this train"... does that make sense? At the moment it's just a small pump and it unloads all tanker cars indiscriminately whenever they roll up to the station.
I tried making a mod, I really did. It's a bit beyond my capabilities. >_<
Re: [Request] Filter small pumps
I also think a smart small pump with a filter would be a good safety net to stop cross contamination within the piping system. It could be implemented whenever there is risk of your pipes mixing up.
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Apparently, with some careful engineering, it is possible to have a pipe network handle multiple liquids (but only one liquid at a time): viewtopic.php?f=8&t=35683
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Re: [Request] Filter small pumps
aubergine18 wrote:Apparently, with some careful engineering, it is possible to have a pipe network handle multiple liquids (but only one liquid at a time): viewtopic.php?f=8&t=35683
Whoa, that's super awesome, thank you for sharing that with me. That's something I'll give a go in one of my towns
