Filter-drive sand/seed washer blueprint layout

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Imported, not independently tested · Not stated by the source · Community submission

Filter-drive sand/seed washer

This is a significant improvement over ⁠Seed/Sand Mesh Washer (Or what I titled "Ultra Performance Unclog-able Seed Washer" in this site).

Sourcing & Verification

Blueprint string reproduced byte-for-byte from community submission #113 on sandustryvault.com and published verbatim. We have not re-tested it in our own save. Footprint, power draw and throughput are not published by the source, so we do not state them.

Design Intent & Problem Solved

This is a significant improvement over ⁠Seed/Sand Mesh Washer (Or what I titled "Ultra Performance Unclog-able Seed Washer" in this site). I decided to call this design filter-drive because the active part (Where the water touches the materials) that handles washing consists only of filter with no empty space. This filter configuration fundamentally function the same as the mesh design but theoretically has double the efficiency because it has double the contact area. The cool thing about this design is that can also support sand as well, using exactly the same design, although it can handle less sand due to the sand doubling. The exact blueprint being submitted in this post is the 3x1 submodule design. It can handle 58 seed/s, good enough for standard play-through. The larger one, like 7x2 submodule design presented in the analysis can handle 224 seed/s. I haven't find what's the maximum possible Ax1 submodule design, yet. Note that in each build presented in the efficiency report, the throughput used may not be the maximum possible. In some tests, they can handle more. I guess this possibly due to performance variations. Efficiency analysis report: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1543193827081453699/1543264279636222094/image.png?ex=6a94e51c&is=6a93939c&hm=837442238e09229f66d4d90b769d34b064fa8ed760f3655681627f176c4f4596&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1280&height=965 Discord post: https://discordapp.com/channels/307205327659597856/1543193827081453699

Layout Render from the Original Submission

● Source layout render 2447 char string 1 machine types
Filter-drive sand/seed washer layout render from the original community submission
Drag to pan · Scroll to zoom · Render published with the original submission on sandustryvault.com

Layout Evidence & In-Game Captures

Filter-drive sand/seed washer community layout render
Layout render published with the original community submission #113 on sandustryvault.com.

Machinery & Source Data

Machinery Types in the Payload

  • Filter Wall Mk 2

Community Adoption

  • 79 in-game copies reported
  • 2447 character string

Source Tags

  • end-game
  • sand
  • seed
  • washer
  • clog-proof
  • uncloggable
  • leak-proof

Reported Footprint & Power

  • Footprint: not published by the source
  • Power draw: not published by the source

Safe Placement & Cold-Start Checklist

  1. Place the module in open space with 2-block perimeter clearance before connecting production lines.
  2. Confirm research prerequisites, conveyor speed match, and liquid drop-pipe heights.
  3. Leave an inspection gap so any blocked Shaker or mineral slurry overflow can be drained safely.
  4. Verify power grid capacity satisfies the initial startup spike before feeding raw ore.

⚠️ Known Failure Modes & Anti-Clog Safeguards

Not reproduced in our own save yet, so no failure modes are confirmed here. Check the linked original submission for any notes from the author.