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srifenbyxp

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Water Wheel and Pump Placement concern
« on: June 08, 2017, 12:39:07 pm »

So after spending a few hours making a 98 Z-Level pump stack and digging out a legit under ground river I wanted to see do I have to place my water wheel any where exact? My Pump stack goes from level 98 > 3 and the water wheel is on 74 I believe. If I hook up a lever to the gear assembly and flip da switch will every thing power up?

I was going to do this method because submerging my water wheel in water seems to have failed.

Didnt Work work as planned





Trying this next



Also can I have two wheels side by side or do they have to not be touching.
« Last Edit: June 08, 2017, 12:46:40 pm by srifenbyxp »
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Re: Water Wheel and Pump Placement concern
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2017, 09:10:34 pm »

So after spending a few hours making a 98 Z-Level pump stack and digging out a legit under ground river I wanted to see do I have to place my water wheel any where exact? My Pump stack goes from level 98 > 3 and the water wheel is on 74 I believe. If I hook up a lever to the gear assembly and flip da switch will every thing power up?

I was going to do this method because submerging my water wheel in water seems to have failed.

Didnt Work work as planned





Trying this next



Also can I have two wheels side by side or do they have to not be touching.

They work side by side... I wouldn't call this a masterwork subject.

water wheels require water levels of 4+ under the wheel... so you need to lower your channel..
I prefer the water generators you posted if I really need power they work better more condensed less water movements.
Im afraid even if you got that pump stack powered, you re going to have some serious issues...

I would suggest looking at this post on the forums:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=72296.0

or these posts in the wiki:
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Screw_pump
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Magma

I personally use the magma/water generators provided in masterwork for dwarves, orcs, and succubus.
If I have to move magma I use minecarts and impulse ramps instead of pump stacks.
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