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Disposal chests are chests that will delete any item that is placed into them, or moved into them with a regular hopper. Since they work with hoppers, disposal chests are useful for automatically disposing overflow items in automatic farms, so that the items are not left floating on the ground.  
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Disposal chests are chests that will delete any item that is moved into them with a ''regular'' hopper. Since they work with hoppers, disposal chests are useful for automatically disposing overflow items in automatic farms, so that the items are not left floating on the ground.  
  
 
== Creating a Disposal Chest ==
 
== Creating a Disposal Chest ==
Disposal chests are easy to make, simply rename a regular chest "Disposal" in an anvil. Place the chest, and you should see that the GUI is named "Disposal".
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Disposal chests are easy to make, simply rename a regular chest "Disposal" in an anvil. Place the chest, and you should see that the GUI is named "Disposal". '''Disposal chests only work as single chests. Double chests do not delete items.'''
  
== Using Disposal Chests ==
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Place a ''regular'' hopper that feeds into the Disposal Chest. Any item transferred into a disposal chest by a hopper will be removed instantly upon leaving the hopper.  
Any item that you place in a disposal chest will be permanently removed when you close the chest GUI. Any item that a hopper transfers into a disposal chest will be removed instantly upon leaving the hopper.
 
  
=== Overflow Disposal ===
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'''Pro Tip:'''
With crop hoppers and disposal chests, it is easy to automatically dispose of "overflow" items that do not fit into your linked storage.  
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Use disposal chests to delete wheat seeds, beetroot seeds and poisonous potatoes for a tidier farming experience.
  
There are two slightly different ways to set up overflow disposal.
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=== Farm Overflow Disposal Systems ===
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With [[chunk hoppers]] and disposal chests, it is easy to automatically dispose of "overflow" items that do not fit into your linked storage. This is important for minimising server and clientside lag, as well as preventing entity raiding. Add an extra chest to your linked storage chests at the lowest priority and apply filters for items you would like to delete. Place a hopper under it leading into a disposal chest. Once your linked storage chests are full, the items picked up by the crop hopper will go into the new chest, and then into the disposal chest. You may need multiple Disposal Chests to keep up with the production rates of larger farms.  
  
The first method is to have your crop hopper lead into a disposal chest. The crop hopper will only fill up when the linked chests are full, so once your linked chests are full, the crop hopper will collect the overflow items, and move them into the disposal chest, like a regular hopper. This setup should be used for farms with multiple crop hoppers, since it will reduce the amount of time that overflow items have to wait to be removed.
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Disposal Chests only work for items transferred by regular hoppers. Items transferred directly into the Disposal Chest by a chunk hopper will '''not''' be deleted.
  
The second method is to add an extra chest to your linked storage chests, specifically for overflow items, with a hopper under it leading into a disposal chest. Once your linked storage chests fill, the items picked up by the crop hopper will go into the new chest, and then into the disposal chest.
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'''Pro Tip:'''
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Remember to add item filters to your chunk hoppers to prevent deleting other dropped items.

Latest revision as of 05:29, 2 January 2023

Disposal chests are chests that will delete any item that is moved into them with a regular hopper. Since they work with hoppers, disposal chests are useful for automatically disposing overflow items in automatic farms, so that the items are not left floating on the ground.

Creating a Disposal Chest

Disposal chests are easy to make, simply rename a regular chest "Disposal" in an anvil. Place the chest, and you should see that the GUI is named "Disposal". Disposal chests only work as single chests. Double chests do not delete items.

Place a regular hopper that feeds into the Disposal Chest. Any item transferred into a disposal chest by a hopper will be removed instantly upon leaving the hopper.

Pro Tip: Use disposal chests to delete wheat seeds, beetroot seeds and poisonous potatoes for a tidier farming experience.

Farm Overflow Disposal Systems

With chunk hoppers and disposal chests, it is easy to automatically dispose of "overflow" items that do not fit into your linked storage. This is important for minimising server and clientside lag, as well as preventing entity raiding. Add an extra chest to your linked storage chests at the lowest priority and apply filters for items you would like to delete. Place a hopper under it leading into a disposal chest. Once your linked storage chests are full, the items picked up by the crop hopper will go into the new chest, and then into the disposal chest. You may need multiple Disposal Chests to keep up with the production rates of larger farms.

Disposal Chests only work for items transferred by regular hoppers. Items transferred directly into the Disposal Chest by a chunk hopper will not be deleted.

Pro Tip: Remember to add item filters to your chunk hoppers to prevent deleting other dropped items.