Heat logistics · Lava
Lava is a liquid without the normal fluid-pipe route. The documented factory solution is a state change: Snow makes Scoria, excavation makes Cinder, and direct fire restores Lava at the destination.
Working route
Clear nearby water and prepare a contained working edge. Water touching Lava becomes Steam, though the Lava amount does not decrease.
Use a Cryoblaster to produce Snow and apply it to Lava. The Lava freezes into Scoria.
Break the Scoria to obtain Cinder. Cinder is a solid, so it can travel by Grabber, Conveyor Belt, or Launcher.
Place a Filter over a solid block, configure it to allow Cinder, and fill it with Cinder before ignition.
Ignite the Cinder inside the Filter. The contained Lava can ignite pixels moving over it, which supports an automated burner.
Questions answered
The official Lava route is not a Pipe route. Convert Lava to Cinder, move the solid on Grabbers, Conveyor Belts, or Launchers, then ignite it where the Lava is needed.
No. The official Wiki states that Water turns to Steam when it lands on Lava and that the Lava quantity does not decrease.
Configure a Filter to allow Cinder, place a solid block directly below it, fill it with Cinder, and ignite the Cinder. The trapped Lava can ignite compatible pixels moving across it.
Evidence notes
These are useful player examples, not official specifications.
