Water

Water
It's water.
Unlocked at	Tier 3 - Coal Power
Category	Fluids
Blueprint Path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/RawResources/Water/Desc_Water.Desc_Water_C

Water is a fluid resource obtained using Water Extractors built on water bodies. It is essential for power generation and some late-game products. It can also be used to improve the conversion rate of various ores to ingots in Refineries, once their respective alternate recipe is unlocked.

It is the first fluid the engineer has access to.

Obtaining

Resource acquisition

Water is extracted from water bodies using Water Extractors. Water bodies aren't considered to be resource nodes, therefore they don't have a purity and it's not possible to scan for them with the Resource Scanner.

The map with water highlighted. The lighter area is too shallow for the extractor to be built.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Aluminum Scrap	4 × Alumina Solution 240 / min						1 × Petroleum Coke 60 / min						Refinery 1 sec	6 × Aluminum Scrap 360 / min 5 MJ / item	1 × Water 60 / min 30 MJ / item	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Water													Water Extractor 1 sec	2 × Water 120 / min 10 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power
Unpackage Water	2 × Packaged Water 120 / min												Packager 1 sec	2 × Water 120 / min 5 MJ / item	2 × Empty Canister 120 / min 5 MJ / item	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Electrode - Aluminum Scrap Alternate	3 × Alumina Solution 90 / min						1 × Coal 30 / min						Refinery 2 sec	5 × Aluminum Scrap 150 / min 12 MJ / item	1 × Water 30 / min 60 MJ / item	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement

Usage

Power

Water is required for Coal Generators and Nuclear Power Plants, alongside their respective physical requirements, to produce power.

• At 100% power usage and 100% Clock speed, Coal Generators consume water at a rate of 45 m3/min, regardless of the type of fuel provided.
• At 100% power usage and 100% Clock speed, Nuclear Power Plants consume water at a rate of 300 m3/min.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Alumina Solution	7 × Bauxite 70 / min						10 × Water 100 / min						Refinery 6 sec	8 × Alumina Solution 80 / min 22.5 MJ / item	2 × Silica 20 / min 90 MJ / item	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Pure Caterium Ingot Alternate	2 × Caterium Ore 24 / min						2 × Water 24 / min						Refinery 5 sec	1 × Caterium Ingot 12 / min 150 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Caterium Research - Caterium Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Wet Concrete Alternate	6 × Limestone 120 / min						5 × Water 100 / min						Refinery 3 sec	4 × Concrete 80 / min 22.5 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Pure Copper Ingot Alternate	6 × Copper Ore 15 / min						4 × Water 10 / min						Refinery 24 sec	15 × Copper Ingot 37.5 / min 48 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Steamed Copper Sheet Alternate	3 × Copper Ingot 22.5 / min						3 × Water 22.5 / min						Refinery 8 sec	3 × Copper Sheet 22.5 / min 80 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Polyester Fabric Alternate	16 × Polymer Resin 80 / min						10 × Water 50 / min						Refinery 12 sec	1 × Fabric 5 / min 360 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Mycelia Research - Fabric
Pure Iron Ingot Alternate	7 × Iron Ore 35 / min						4 × Water 20 / min						Refinery 12 sec	13 × Iron Ingot 65 / min 27.69 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Liquid Biofuel	6 × Solid Biofuel 90 / min						3 × Water 45 / min						Refinery 4 sec	4 × Liquid Biofuel 60 / min 30 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Water	2 × Water 60 / min						2 × Empty Canister 60 / min						Packager 2 sec	2 × Packaged Water 60 / min 10 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Residual Plastic	6 × Polymer Resin 60 / min						2 × Water 20 / min						Refinery 6 sec	2 × Plastic 20 / min 90 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Pure Quartz Crystal Alternate	9 × Raw Quartz 67.5 / min						5 × Water 37.5 / min						Refinery 8 sec	7 × Quartz Crystal 52.5 / min 34.29 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Coal Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Residual Rubber	4 × Polymer Resin 40 / min						4 × Water 40 / min						Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber 20 / min 90 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Sulfuric Acid	5 × Sulfur 50 / min						5 × Water 50 / min						Refinery 6 sec	10 × Sulfuric Acid 100 / min 18 MJ / item		Tier 7 - Nuclear Power

Tips

• Diluting Heavy Oil Residue with Water is a good way to boost petrochemical production.

History

• Patch 0.3.2.2 Reduced Water requirement of Residual Plastic and Rubber
• Patch 0.3 Introduced

See also

• Coal Generator
• Nuclear Power Plant
• Diluted Packaged Fuel
• Packaged Water