Technology · Item
Booster pump
An electric pump set in a pipe: it pushes the flow uphill or past 20 m.
In the game
How to get it
At the grid: a coil on top, 2 pipes of its size on each side of a cogwheel, 2 iron sheets and a hide at the bottom. Set it in a pipe line and bring it power.
What it is for
Lift water up a hill, carry oil farther than 20 m, keep a pipeline flowing (one every 80 to 100 m).
Why it exists
Moving fluids costs energy for distance and much more for height: a booster shows that bill.
The same text the game shows in its progress tree and on the item's sheet (I).
How to make it
At the grid: a coil top middle, 2 pipes of its size on each side of a cogwheel, 2 iron sheets in the bottom corners and a hide (the gasket) between them.
How it works
- A pipe carries alone only downhill and up to 20 m; beyond, a booster pushes it.
- It draws power for the length (a little) and for the climb (a lot): up to 8 kW on a small power cable; a pipeline wants one every 80 to 100 m.
- Its suction side must be 20 m at most.
Right-click a block to place it, facing you. Broken, it comes back whole.
On the progress path
LO2TransportSide quest
One of the items of the step Piping.
- BeforeLO1 · Item logistics
- This stepLO2 · Piping
- NextLO3 · Tank and large tank