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[FalloutBoy]

It's a brook, and yes I channeled it out first. I'm pretty sure I built it just like I used to when I played older versions. I channeled the middle tile of the wheel and it won't let me build, saying something like it needs to be near machinery. So I put an axle next to it. Now I can build the wheel but it always reads as "Inactive". So I replace the axle with a gear, still nothing. I decon the wheel, channel all 3 tiles, rebuild, still nothing. I thought maybe the ramps were breaking it so I built a special trench, with channels and no ramps, then diverted the brook through it. Still doesn't work.

[Sphalerite]

'Inactive' implies that either there isn't water directly beneath it, or that water isn't flowing.

Did you channel out all three tiles under the water wheel, or only the center one?

[FalloutBoy]

Tried it both ways. Both failed. The water looks like it is flowing. I'm using Mayday tileset and the brook tiles flash between 2 different colors, as opposed to the lakes and ponds that don't flash.

Do I need to build it "in" the water? I'm building it at ground level, the water is at -1 and the ground is channeled where I am building it. This is exactly how I used to do it in previous versions and it worked.

[Starver]

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Ground
 Plan
≈.....
.≈.... ORIGINAL
..≈...
..≈... SITE
..≈...
..≈... WITHOUT
..≈...
...≈.. WHEEL
....≈.


Forward  Side
Slice    Slice

______  _____
##≈###  ≈≈≈≈≈
######  #####



Ground
 Plan
≈.....
.≈.... PREPARATION
..≈...
..≈... FOR       support gear,
..≈**=========-> switching gear,
..≈... WHEEL     then axle to whatever...
..≈...
...≈.. CONSTRUCTION
....≈.


Forward  Side
Slice    Slice

__ **=  _   _     <= Chanelled where the wheel will go.
##≈###  ≈≈≈≈≈        and support gear and rest on side
######  #####



Ground
 Plan
≈.....
.≈.... DF
..≈...
..≡... APPEARANCE
..≡**==
..≡... OF
..≈...
...≈.. WHEEL
....≈.


Forward  Side  (Effectively)
Slice    Slice
                   /≡\
__≡**=  _≡≡≡_   _≡≡≡_
##≈###  ≈≈≈≈≈     ≈\≡/≈
######  #####     #####


That should work.  I've not got a brook on any current fort that mean I could boot any of those up to test this on...  But without the channelling, I know it's how I've gotten it to work on proper rivers.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Do I need to build it "in" the water? I'm building it at ground level, the water is at -1 and the ground is channeled where I am building it. This is exactly how I used to do it in previous versions and it worked.

No, building right above water should work. Maybe a screenshot would help us understand?

[AutomataKittay]

Sounds like it should work, odd. http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Water_reactor#Dwarven_Water_Reactor Try building this, just to see what happen.

[FalloutBoy]

The infinite reactor does work correctly. It feels exploity but I guess I have no choice. Thanks for the help.

My brook is broke!

[Triaxx2]

What's the water level of the brook? (k) to check. If it's less than 4/7, that's why it won't work.