Using Pumps to pump water from one container to another. Note the wire placement, and how an outlet pump stops transferring water when fully submerged.
Inlet and Outlet Pumps are mechanisms used to transport liquids (water, lava, honey, and shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)), without having to construct pathways through blocks or rely on gravity. Instead, an Inlet and Outlet Pump need only be connected to each other with Wires and activated, which transfers fluid from the Inlet Pump to the Outlet Pump. Each activation transfers up to four tiles of liquid. For continuous automated pumping, a timer can be used.
Despite its appearance as a pipe that takes in liquid from beside it, an Inlet Pump must be submerged in liquid, as it removes liquid that lies directly over its graphic, and does so equally from all of its 2×2 tile space. Similarly, an Outlet Pump spawns liquid directly over its graphic, and does so equally over all of its 2×2 tile space.
Crafting
Recipes
Notes
- If the Outlet Pump becomes completely submerged, it will stop pumping.
- Up to 5 Inlets and 5 Outlets can be connected using a single path of Wires. The fluid transfer rate is increased accordingly, without the need for additional Wires to act as "pipes".
- If there are more than 5 Inlets connected to more than 5 Outlets, then the 5 Inlets closest to the trigger (timer, Switch, etc.) along the Wire will transfer liquid to the 5 Outlets closest to the trigger along the Wire.
- An Inlet Pump will only take up liquid if it is connected to an Outlet Pump.
- (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Assuming the Inlet Pump is fully submerged, Outlet Pumps produce slightly more liquid than the Inlet Pumps take in.
Tips
- On the Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, the Outlet Pump's ability to produce more liquid than an Input Pump takes in can be exploited in multiple ways:
- Tanks of liquid can be created by repeatedly sending liquids through a pump system. Only enough liquid to submerge the Inlet Pump is required, and any extra liquid produced from the Outlet Pump can be used to fill the tank, providing infinite liquid as long as a separate tank for actually producing the duplicate liquid is maintained.
- Ponds of water, such as fishing ponds, can easily be created using only a small amount of liquid.
- "Lava falls" can be made by using pumps, which can be used as an NPC-killing device or a means of protecting one's house from enemies.
- While of little use compared to lava falls, aesthetic waterfalls can also be made using pumps.
- Pumps have a rarity of
00* and will thus be destroyed when submerged in lava. Therefore, care should be taken to ensure that a pump never becomes unseated while any lava is present, such as by mining the Inlet Pump, or by placing the Outlet Pump on a platform (as lava destroys all placed platforms except for Obsidian, Stone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), and Ash Wood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)). The lava should first be drained or converted to solid blocks before attempting to remove the pump.
- Pumping can be automated by placing a Liquid Sensor(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) directly under an Outlet Pump. The sensor will be activated each time liquid comes from the Outlet Pump and can send this signal back to the Inlet Pump.
- Because pumps can move shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), it can be relocated from the Aether(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) before the Moon Lord(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) is defeated and the Bottomless Shimmer Bucket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) becomes available.
Trivia
- Both pumps' tooltips wrongly describe that they are used to send or receive only water, whereas they send and receive any liquid.
History
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Removed a glitch where outlet pumps would produce more liquid than they take in.
- Desktop 1.2: Stack limit increased from 250 to 999 and maximum distance increased from 1000 to 2000 wire.
Both
- Chain
- Grate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crate
- Minecart Track
- Minecart (Coffin Minecart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Pump
- Sawmill
- Heavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Glass Kiln(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Cooking Pot (Cauldron)
- Chest
- Barrel
- Trash Can
- Toilet
- Bathtub
- Grandfather Clock
- Lamp Post
- Racks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Trap Door(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Weather Vane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Announcement Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Weighted Pressure Plates
- Logic Sensors(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Night(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Player Above(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Bucket
- Reinforced Fishing Pole
- Flamethrower
- Actuation Rod(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gravedigger's Shovel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ironskin Potion
- Reflective Dye(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mechanical Eye
- Mechanical Worm
- Mechanical Skull
- Active/Inactive Stone Block
- Actuator
- Announcement Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Doors
- Trap Door(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tall Gate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pumps
- Grate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Teleporter
- Functional Statues
- Light sources
- Gemspark Blocks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Mini Volcano(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Large Volcano(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pixel Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Junction Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Logic Gates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Logic Gate Lamps(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Themed(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Welder(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Decay Chamber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flesh Cloning Vat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Glass Kiln(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Honey Dispenser(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Machine(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd Furnace(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Living Loom(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Sky Mill(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Solidifier
- Steampunk Boiler(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ash Wood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bamboo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Boreal Wood(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Cactus
- Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dead Man's(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dungeon
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- Blue(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Green(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pink(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
)
- Dynasty(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ebonwood
- Flesh(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Frozen
- Glass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold
(
- Golden(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Golf Chest(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Honey
- Ivy
- Lesion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd
- Living Wood
- Marble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Martian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mushroom
- Nebula(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Obsidian(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Palm Wood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pearlwood
- Pumpkin(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Reef(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rich Mahogany
- Sandstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadewood
- Shadow
- Slime
- Skyware
- Solar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Water
- Web Covered
Floor & Ceiling
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- Christmas Tree
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- Crystal Shard
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- Decorative Statues
- Desert Spirit Lamp(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dragonfly Jars(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fairy Jars(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fancy Dishes(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Fish Bowls
- Gems
- Golf Trophies(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hanging Pot(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Herbs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Jellyfish Jars
- Lawn Flamingo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Magic Droppers(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Minecart Track
- Mini Volcano(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Large(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Pin Flags(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pin Wheel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Plate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Platforms
(
- Planter Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Team(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Potted Trees(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Presents
- Party Present(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Relics(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rock Golem Head(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Seashells(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Seaweed Planter
- Ship in a Bottle
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- Silly Tied Bundle of Balloons(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vases
- Animal skins(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Catacomb
- Compass Rose
- Hanging Skeleton
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- Life Preserver
- Living Fire Blocks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Paintings
- Racks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
(
- Weapon Rack(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Item Frame(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Ropes
- Ship's Wheel
- Trophies
- Treasure Map
- Wall Anchor
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- Wooden Beam
Functional
- Grandfather Clocks
- Sign
- Tombstone
- Target Dummy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ammo Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bewitching Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystal Ball
- Slice of Cake(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sharpening Station(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- War Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Enemy Banners
- Bast Statue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sunflower
- Campfires
- Fireplace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Heart Lantern
- Star in a Bottle
- Water Candle
- Peace Candle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadow Candle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Clay Pot
- Enchanted Sundial(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Enchanted Moondial(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd Altar
- Eternia Crystal Stand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Land Mine
- TNT Barrel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pigronata(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowball Launcher
- Cannon
- Bunny Cannon
- Confetti Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Portal Gun Station(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Boulder
(
- Bouncy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Life Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Rolling Cactus(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gem Locks(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Trapped Chests(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Arrow Signs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drum Set(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Golf Tee(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Weather Vane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Wiring
- Doors
- Tall Gate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Trap Door(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Music Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Monoliths(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Echo Chamber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Water Fountains
- Chimney(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bubble Machine
- Fireworks Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Firework Fountain(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Firework Rockets
- Fog Machine(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Party Center(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silly Balloon Machine(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Functional Statues
- Lever
- Switch
- Detonator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pressure Plates
- Timers
- Actuator
- Wire Bulb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Junction Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Explosives
- Pumps
- Teleporter
- Sensor(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Geyser(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pixel Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)