Mini Gas Pump

Draws in a small amount of Gas and runs it through Pipes.
Must be immersed in gas.

Research

Valve Miniaturization

Dimensions

1×2 tiles

Rotation

Turnable

Category

Ventilation

Power

-60 W

Overheat at

75 °C167 °F

Decor

-10 (Radius: 2 tiles)

Ventilation

Output: Gas Output

Requires

Immersed in Gas

Effects

Gas: +50 g/s

Auto In

Green: Enable
Red: Disable

Other Properties

Susceptible to flooding

Materials

Plastics

50 kg

Mini Gas Pump allows the pumping of Gases in smaller quantities than the Gas Pump. Plastic is required to construct a Mini Gas Pump.

The Mini Gas Pump uses four times less power than the Gas Pump and is half the size, but only pumps 10% as much gas, making it less space and energy efficient overall. This makes it unsuitable for moving large volumes of gas.

Its usage is revealed when vacuuming out small or low pressure rooms- it is much more efficient

Compared to a Gas Pump

Advantages

The low thermal conductivity of Plastic means that the pump heats very slowly; it can vacuum places like a Steam room that a Thermo Aquatuner has been heating before ever reaching its overheat temperature.
It can be rotated 360 degrees, unlike the standard Gas Pump which cannot be rotated at all. This can be useful to seal off an area with diagonal tile building.
It can pump gas from all the cells it covers, unlike the standard Gas Pump which cannot pump from the top right cell it occupies. This makes it much more efficient in small spaces.

Disadvantages

It has an an overheat temperature of 75 °C / 167 °F and a melting point of 160 °C / 320 °F, making it unsuitable for very hot environments.
Plastic can be difficult to obtain early on.