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Atulab

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Noob difficulties with pumps
« on: January 12, 2011, 04:50:02 am »
Hello mighty dwarfs !

I am new to the game, and I have had some difficulties making a pump stack. My first pump stack (which was a magma stack) started leaking at 2 different points in the column and I have no idea why.
My layout was:
R S S .                             (R)amps (S)crew pump  . = hole  (D)oor   W(all)
D WDW

Anyone have an idea why ?

Thank you
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mrbaggins

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Re: Noob difficulties with pumps
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2011, 05:22:17 am »
If it started leaking at two different points, and all points were supposedly identical, I'd be looking into the materials of those pumps, as well as checking that each level really is identical. What's it look like once the stack is turned off?
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Re: Noob difficulties with pumps
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2011, 11:14:18 am »
Did the pump-stack pump all the way up? Or did the leaking prevent it from working?
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Re: Noob difficulties with pumps
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 11:33:53 am »
Were the pump output tiles completely enclosed (i.e. surrounded by 7 walls/doors, plus the pump output tile for the 8th)?

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Re: Noob difficulties with pumps
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 02:54:24 pm »
Did you make sure that all your pumps are alternating in orientation?
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Re: Noob difficulties with pumps
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2011, 03:00:14 pm »
I just completely seal my pump stacks in with Masonry, after they're finished but before running them. No leaks there.
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