Pumps

Pumps are mechanisms used to transport liquids.

To use pumps, an Inlet Pump must be connected to an Outlet Pump using wire. When the wire is activated, a small amount of liquid is removed at the inlet and created at the outlet. For continuous pumping, a timer must be used.

Pumps can be used to transport lava as well as water. However, a loose pump floating in lava will be destroyed, making it difficult to relocate them.

If the intake is completely submerged before pumping and the outpump feeds into it, the outpump will pump more fluid than previously existed. This will compound over time, producing infinite fluid while the outpump is not submerged. This has been used by many players for a more automated and less buggy obsidian farming machines. For similar information on infinite fluid production, see Guide:Making liquid.

Pumps will not operate over long distances. An exact distance limit has not yet been established, but 1000 blocks is a common estimate. Other variables, such as the size of the mob rendering feild in-game, may be factors.

Notes:

 * It is possible to connect two outlets to a single inlet.
 * You can connect multiple inlets and outlets using a single Wire. The fluid transfer rate is increased accordingly, without the need for additional Wires to act as "pipes".