diff --git a/src/dark/core/tile/network/NetworkTileEntities.java b/src/dark/core/tile/network/NetworkTileEntities.java
index d3b467cd2..c608bad54 100644
--- a/src/dark/core/tile/network/NetworkTileEntities.java
+++ b/src/dark/core/tile/network/NetworkTileEntities.java
@@ -25,15 +25,21 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
         this.networkMember.addAll(Arrays.asList(parts));
     }
 
+    /** Should be called after a network is created from a split or merge */
+    public void init()
+    {
+        cleanUpMembers();
+    }
+
     /** Creates a new instance of this network to be used to merge or split networks while still
      * maintaining each class that extends the base network class
-     * 
+     *
      * @return - new network instance using the current networks properties */
     public abstract NetworkTileEntities newInstance();
 
     /** Adds a TileEntity to the network. extends this to catch non-network parts and add them to
      * other tile lists
-     * 
+     *
      * @param tileEntity - tileEntity instance
      * @param member - add to network member list
      * @return */
@@ -127,9 +133,22 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
         return this.networkMember;
     }
 
+    /** Override this to write any data to the time. Called before a merge, split, or major edit of the
+     * network */
+    public void writeDataToTiles()
+    {
+
+    }
+    /** Override this to write any data to the time. Called after a merge, split, or major edit of the
+     * network */
+    public void readDataFromTiles()
+    {
+
+    }
+
     /** Combines two networks together into one. Calls to preMerge and doMerge instead of doing the
      * merge process itself
-     * 
+     *
      * @param network
      * @param mergePoint */
     public void merge(NetworkTileEntities network, INetworkPart mergePoint)
@@ -145,20 +164,21 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
 
     /** Processing that needs too be done before the network merges. Use this to do final network
      * merge calculations and to cause network merge failure
-     * 
+     *
      * @param network the network that is to merge with this one
      * @param part the part at which started the network merge. Use this to cause damage if two
      * networks merge with real world style failures
-     * 
+     *
      * @return false if the merge needs to be canceled.
-     * 
+     *
      * Cases in which the network should fail to merge are were the two networks merge with error.
      * Or, in the case of pipes the two networks merge and the merge point was destroyed by
      * combination of liquids.
-     * 
+     *
      * Ex Lava and water */
     public boolean preMergeProcessing(NetworkTileEntities network, INetworkPart part)
     {
+        this.writeDataToTiles();
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +188,7 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
         NetworkTileEntities newNetwork = this.newInstance();
         newNetwork.getNetworkMemebers().addAll(this.getNetworkMemebers());
         newNetwork.getNetworkMemebers().addAll(network.getNetworkMemebers());
+        newNetwork.readDataFromTiles();
         newNetwork.init();
     }
 
@@ -238,12 +259,6 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
         }
     }
 
-    /** Should be called after a network is created from a split or merge */
-    public void init()
-    {
-        cleanUpMembers();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
@@ -251,7 +266,7 @@ public abstract class NetworkTileEntities
     }
 
     /** invalidates/remove a tile from the networks that surround and connect to it
-     * 
+     *
      * @param tileEntity - tile */
     public static void invalidate(TileEntity tileEntity)
     {