Desalinator
A device that removes the salt contents from a liquid.
Notes
The Desalinator is an industrial object that removes salt from liquid, making it a key bridge between raw seawater and fresh water for cooking, crafting, or irrigation. It fits in the mid-game water-treatment chain: you pump in salt water (from an ocean or saline source) and collect the desalinated output, typically needing a storage container on the outlet side. A practical tip: because the desalinator is a placed, grid-aligned machine with a 1x2x3 footprint, plan your plumbing and power supply before setting it up to avoid re-routing pipes later.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
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Ingredients
| Ingredient | Qty | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | item | |
| 4 | item | |
| 12 | item | |
| 2 | item |
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| 0.96 | |
| 0.66 | |
| 0.02 |
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 120 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 5 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 12 Desalinator / hour (base) |
As a placed object
Requires connection ports โ highlighted below.
Recycling & waste
5× Iron Scrap
3× Copper Scrap
0.2× Bio Residue
The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.
How garbage, sorting & recycling work
Total raw to craft this
75× Iron Ore
35× Copper Ore
1.75× Clay
1× Medium Carcass (any)
Approximate โ category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.