diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/GasTransmission.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/GasTransmission.java
index 9bff9df7f..e1332b13e 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/GasTransmission.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/GasTransmission.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class GasTransmission
     	{
 			TileEntity tube = VectorHelper.getTileEntityFromSide(tileEntity.worldObj, new Vector3(tileEntity.xCoord, tileEntity.yCoord, tileEntity.zCoord), orientation);
 			
-			if(tube instanceof IPressurizedTube && ((IPressurizedTube)tube).canTransferGas())
+			if(tube instanceof IPressurizedTube && ((IPressurizedTube)tube).canTransferGas(tileEntity))
 			{
 				tubes[orientation.ordinal()] = tube;
 			}
diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IPressurizedTube.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IPressurizedTube.java
index feae258df..eebb07cb7 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IPressurizedTube.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IPressurizedTube.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package mekanism.api;
 
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+
 public interface IPressurizedTube 
 {
 	/**
 	 * Whether or not this tube can transfer gas.
 	 * @return if the tube can transfer gas
 	 */
-	public boolean canTransferGas();
+	public boolean canTransferGas(TileEntity fromTile);
 }
diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IUniversalCable.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IUniversalCable.java
index b8d485394..447bbfea4 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IUniversalCable.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/api/IUniversalCable.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package mekanism.api;
 
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+
 /**
  * Implement this in your TileEntity class if the block can transfer energy as a Universal Cable.
  * @author AidanBrady
@@ -11,5 +13,5 @@ public interface IUniversalCable
 	 * Whether or not this cable can transfer energy.
 	 * @return if the cable can transfer energy
 	 */
-	public boolean canTransferEnergy();
+	public boolean canTransferEnergy(TileEntity fromTile);
 }
diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/CableUtils.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/CableUtils.java
index 95855eeea..c5a252577 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/CableUtils.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/CableUtils.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public final class CableUtils
     	{
 			TileEntity cable = VectorHelper.getTileEntityFromSide(tileEntity.worldObj, new Vector3(tileEntity.xCoord, tileEntity.yCoord, tileEntity.zCoord), orientation);
 			
-			if(cable instanceof IUniversalCable && ((IUniversalCable)cable).canTransferEnergy())
+			if(cable instanceof IUniversalCable && ((IUniversalCable)cable).canTransferEnergy(tileEntity))
 			{
 				cables[orientation.ordinal()] = cable;
 			}
diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityPressurizedTube.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityPressurizedTube.java
index 9493c3d4d..109d23cd4 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityPressurizedTube.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityPressurizedTube.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 public class TileEntityPressurizedTube extends TileEntity implements IPressurizedTube, ITubeConnection
 {
 	@Override
-	public boolean canTransferGas()
+	public boolean canTransferGas(TileEntity fromTile)
 	{
 		return worldObj.getBlockPowerInput(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord) == 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityUniversalCable.java b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityUniversalCable.java
index 8c2831879..8eaf4ff17 100644
--- a/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityUniversalCable.java
+++ b/src/minecraft/mekanism/common/TileEntityUniversalCable.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class TileEntityUniversalCable extends TileEntity implements IUniversalCa
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	public boolean canTransferEnergy()
+	public boolean canTransferEnergy(TileEntity fromTile)
 	{
 		return worldObj.getBlockPowerInput(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord) == 0;
 	}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class TileEntityUniversalCable extends TileEntity implements IUniversalCa
 	{
 		ArrayList<TileEntity> ignored = new ArrayList<TileEntity>();
 		ignored.add(VectorHelper.getTileEntityFromSide(worldObj, new Vector3(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord), from));
-		return canTransferEnergy() ? (int)Math.min(100, new EnergyTransferProtocol(this, this, ignored).neededEnergy()) : 0;
+		return canTransferEnergy(VectorHelper.getTileEntityFromSide(worldObj, new Vector3(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord), from)) ? (int)Math.min(100, new EnergyTransferProtocol(this, this, ignored).neededEnergy()) : 0;
 	}
 	
 	@Override