Ranged Pumps Mod Tutorial for Minecraft

The Ranged Pumps mod is one of the simplest yet most useful mods you can add to your Minecraft tech setup. It adds a single item — the Ranged Pump — that can drain any liquid in a massive area and route it directly into your pipe or tank network. Whether you need to clear out a lava lake or collect a water source, this mod gets the job done with minimal fuss.

What Is the Ranged Pumps Mod?

The Ranged Pumps mod adds just one item to the game: the Ranged Pump. Despite its simplicity, it is incredibly powerful. Place it above any liquid — water, lava, or any other fluid — and it will pump that liquid upward into whatever pipe or fluid storage you connect above it. As it drains each block of liquid, it replaces it with cobblestone, leaving behind a clean, solid surface.

How the Ranged Pump Works

The Ranged Pump drains liquid in a spiral pattern outward from the point where it is placed. It will continue expanding that spiral until it has covered a full 64 by 64 block radius in every direction. This makes it ideal for completely draining large bodies of liquid such as ocean inlets, lava lakes, or flooded caves.

To give you a sense of scale, once the pump has fully completed its work, the entire 64×64 area will be replaced with cobblestone, with every drop of liquid collected and stored above.

How to Set Up the Ranged Pump

The Ranged Pump is straightforward to craft and even easier to place. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to get it running:

Step 1: Craft the Ranged Pump

The recipe is simple and inexpensive, making it accessible early in a modpack progression. Once crafted, you are ready to deploy it.

Step 2: Place It Above the Liquid

Position the Ranged Pump directly above the liquid you want to drain — water, lava, or any other fluid. The pump faces upward, meaning the output for the collected fluid comes out of the top of the block. This is where you will connect your storage.

Step 3: Attach a Fluid Tank or Pipes

Because the pump outputs fluid from its top face, place a fluid tank or connect a pipe network directly above it. In this example, an Ultimate Fluid Tank is placed on top to collect the pumped liquid.

Step 4: Provide Power

The Ranged Pump requires external power to operate — it is compatible with power from any side of the block. In this tutorial, a Creative Energy Cube from Mekanism is used to supply power. In a normal survival setup, any Forge Energy (FE) compatible power source will work. Once power is connected, the pump begins draining immediately.

With power supplied, the pump gets straight to work — pulling liquid from the source below and replacing each drained block with cobblestone. In the demonstration, the Ultimate Fluid Tank fills up to 13 buckets of water in just moments.

Key Things to Remember

The Ranged Pump requires power from another mod (any FE-compatible source).

You must have a fluid tank or pipe network connected above the pump to store the collected liquid.

It works with any liquid — water, lava, and modded fluids.

It drains in a spiral pattern covering up to a 64 by 64 block area.

Drained liquid blocks are replaced with cobblestone.

Summary

The Ranged Pumps mod is a must-have for any Minecraft tech or modpack playthrough. With just one crafted item, a power source, and a tank or pipe above it, you can drain entire oceans or lava lakes with zero effort. It is simple, efficient, and compatible with all major power mods. If you need to move large quantities of liquid in Minecraft, the Ranged Pump is the cleanest solution available.

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