Editing Category:Equipment (section)

===Blocked===
Equipment that outputs fluid, gas, or items will become blocked if the output cannot leave the equipment. This is indicated, in the schematic view, by red text over the equipment that says either '''Blocked''' or '''Output Blocked'''. If the equipment has a right-click option, the blocked output will (usually) have a red arrow:

[[File:Waste treatment pipe blocked.png|frameless]][[File:Waste treatment item blocked.png|frameless]]

====Blocked Item====
Item outputs block because the item needs to be removed from the machine, either by a crew member or by a [[Robot Arm]].

If the item type has a specific [[storage]] location defined, and all of that specific storage is full, then the crew will not unload the item. This is intended behavior, to avoid overproducing items.
*If this behavior is not desired, either avoid specific storage for this item, or have a robot arm unload the item into an empty space (forcing the crew to then move the item to general storage).
*If this behavior is desired, don't use robot arms, or have the robot arm unload into the specific storage.

====Blocked Pipe====
Pipe outputs block because:
*The equipment's output is not connected to a pipe.
*The equipment output is connected to a pipe, but the pipe is not connected to another equipment's input, so the pipe contents have nowhere to go.
*The pipe connections are correct, but the input equipment is not accepting any more contents. This may be because:
**The input equipment is a storage container that is full.
**The input equipment is itself blocked, and needs to be unblocked.
**The input equipment is operating slower than the output. In this case the "Blocked" on the output equipment tends to flicker as pipe contents move and halt.