Water Well
| Water Well | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||||||||||||
| (Building) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | ||||||||||||||
| Small Construction Site | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Sources
This building becomes available once you have learned the Deep Well Construction tech AND achieved level 1 of Project Management.
Cost
- (35) Rope, varies based on elevation. 27 rope at sea level
- (301) Bricks, varies based on elevation. 218 bricks at sea level
- 1 Small Barrels
- 2 Iron Wire
- 1 Crudely Carved Handle
- 10 Boards
- Built in a Small Construction Site.
Use
After building the well, it gradually accumulates water over time. Looks initially like 1 water every ducky minute. No indication of the capacity of the well yet.
Water containers can be filled from the well in the same way as from any other body of water or storage barrel.
It is also not yet known whether there are any restrictions on which locations can be used for a Water Well, do they have to be within a certain distance from an actual body of water or other well?
Upgrades
The Well can be upgraded with 1 Small Steam Engine. After installing the engine, the well has the option to 'Add Fuel (Coal)' and 'Ignite the Steam Engine Boiler'. The max amount of coal which can be loaded is more than 500 (that's how much coal I had in my inventory at the time). Igniting the Boiler takes:
When the boiler is running, there is the option to 'Poor water into the firebox' (sic). This stops the engine and it needs the Tinder, Steel and Flint to restart.