diff --git a/src/dark/fluid/common/machines/TileEntityReleaseValve.java b/src/dark/fluid/common/machines/TileEntityReleaseValve.java
index d28afa1ae..ec0d957ed 100644
--- a/src/dark/fluid/common/machines/TileEntityReleaseValve.java
+++ b/src/dark/fluid/common/machines/TileEntityReleaseValve.java
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 package dark.fluid.common.machines;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
-import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidContainerRegistry;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.IFluidHandler;
-import universalelectricity.core.vector.Vector3;
-import dark.api.ColorCode;
-import dark.api.ColorCode.IColorCoded;
 import dark.api.IToolReadOut;
 import dark.api.fluid.INetworkPipe;
 import dark.api.tilenetwork.ITileConnector;
@@ -22,51 +15,32 @@ import dark.fluid.common.prefab.TileEntityFluidDevice;
 
 public class TileEntityReleaseValve extends TileEntityFluidDevice implements ITileConnector, IToolReadOut
 {
-    public boolean[] allowed = new boolean[ColorCode.values().length - 1];
     public TileEntity[] connected = new TileEntity[6];
 
-    private List<INetworkPipe> output = new ArrayList<INetworkPipe>();
-    private IFluidHandler[] input = new IFluidHandler[6];
-
     @Override
     public void updateEntity()
     {
         super.updateEntity();
 
-        connected = ConnectionHelper.getSurroundingTileEntities(this);
-
-        for (ForgeDirection dir : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
+        if (this.ticks % 10 == 0)
         {
-            if (connected[dir.ordinal()] instanceof IFluidHandler)
+            this.refresh();
+            if (!this.worldObj.isRemote && !worldObj.isBlockIndirectlyGettingPowered(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord))
             {
-                if (connected[dir.ordinal()] instanceof IColorCoded && !this.canConnect(((IColorCoded) connected[dir.ordinal()]).getColor()))
+                for (ForgeDirection dir : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
                 {
-                    connected[dir.ordinal()] = null;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                connected[dir.ordinal()] = null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!this.worldObj.isRemote && this.ticks % 10 == 0 && !worldObj.isBlockIndirectlyGettingPowered(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord))
-        {
-            this.validateNBuildList();
-            // start the draining process
-            for (ForgeDirection dir : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
-            {
-                IFluidHandler drainedTank = input[dir.ordinal()];
-                if (drainedTank != null)
-                {
-                    FluidStack stack = drainedTank.drain(dir.getOpposite(), FluidContainerRegistry.BUCKET_VOLUME, false);
-                    if (stack != null && stack.amount > 0)
+                    if (connected[dir.ordinal()] instanceof IFluidHandler && !(connected[dir.ordinal()] instanceof INetworkPipe))
                     {
-                        INetworkPipe inputPipe = this.findValidPipe(stack);
-                        if (inputPipe != null)
+                        IFluidHandler drainedTank = (IFluidHandler) connected[dir.ordinal()];
+                        FluidStack stack = drainedTank.drain(dir.getOpposite(), FluidContainerRegistry.BUCKET_VOLUME, false);
+                        if (stack != null && stack.amount > 0)
                         {
-                            int ammountFilled = ((NetworkPipes) inputPipe.getTileNetwork()).addFluidToNetwork((TileEntity) drainedTank, stack, true);
-                            drainedTank.drain(ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN, ammountFilled, true);
+                            INetworkPipe inputPipe = this.findValidPipe(stack);
+                            if (inputPipe != null)
+                            {
+                                int ammountFilled = ((NetworkPipes) inputPipe.getTileNetwork()).addFluidToNetwork((TileEntity) drainedTank, stack, true);
+                                drainedTank.drain(dir.getOpposite(), ammountFilled, true);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -78,83 +52,37 @@ public class TileEntityReleaseValve extends TileEntityFluidDevice implements ITi
     public INetworkPipe findValidPipe(FluidStack stack)
     {
         // find normal color selective pipe first
-        for (INetworkPipe pipe : output)
+        for (int i = 0; i < connected.length; i++)
         {
-            if (pipe.fill(ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN, stack, false) > 0)
+            TileEntity tile = connected[i];
+            if (tile instanceof INetworkPipe && ((INetworkPipe) tile).fill(ForgeDirection.getOrientation(i), stack, false) > 0)
             {
-                return pipe;
+                return (INetworkPipe) tile;
             }
         }
-
         return null;
     }
 
-    /** sees if it can connect to a pipe of some color */
-    public boolean canConnect(ColorCode cc)
-    {
-        if (this.isRestricted())
-        {
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.allowed.length; i++)
-            {
-                if (i == cc.ordinal())
-                {
-                    return allowed[i];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /** if any of allowed list is true
-     * 
-     * @return true */
-    public boolean isRestricted()
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.allowed.length; i++)
-        {
-            if (allowed[i])
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /** Collects info about the surrounding 6 tiles and orders them into drain-able(ITankContainer)
      * and fill-able(TileEntityPipes) instances */
-    public void validateNBuildList()
+    public void refresh()
     {
         // cleanup
-        this.connected = ConnectionHelper.getSurroundingTileEntities(worldObj, xCoord, yCoord, zCoord);
-        this.input = new IFluidHandler[6];
-        this.output.clear();
+        this.connected = ConnectionHelper.getSurroundingTileEntities(this);
         // read surroundings
         for (ForgeDirection dir : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
         {
             TileEntity tileEntity = connected[dir.ordinal()];
-            if (tileEntity instanceof INetworkPipe)
+            if (tileEntity instanceof ITileConnector)
             {
-                INetworkPipe pipe = (INetworkPipe) tileEntity;
                 if (this.canTileConnect(Connection.FLUIDS, dir.getOpposite()))
                 {
-                    this.output.add(pipe);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    this.connected[dir.ordinal()] = null;
+                    this.connected[dir.ordinal()] = tileEntity;
                 }
             }
             else if (tileEntity instanceof IFluidHandler)
             {
-                IFluidHandler tank = (IFluidHandler) tileEntity;
-                if (tank != null && tank.drain(dir.getOpposite(), FluidContainerRegistry.BUCKET_VOLUME, false) != null)
-                {
-                    this.input[dir.ordinal()] = (IFluidHandler) tileEntity;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                connected[dir.ordinal()] = null;
+                this.connected[dir.ordinal()] = tileEntity;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -162,8 +90,7 @@ public class TileEntityReleaseValve extends TileEntityFluidDevice implements ITi
     @Override
     public boolean canTileConnect(Connection type, ForgeDirection dir)
     {
-        TileEntity entity = new Vector3(this).modifyPositionFromSide(dir).getTileEntity(this.worldObj);
-        return entity != null && entity instanceof IFluidHandler && entity instanceof IColorCoded && this.canConnect(((IColorCoded) entity).getColor());
+        return type == Connection.FLUIDS;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -171,43 +98,14 @@ public class TileEntityReleaseValve extends TileEntityFluidDevice implements ITi
     {
         // TODO maybe debug on # of connected units of input/output
         String output = "";
-        if (this.isRestricted())
-        {
-            output += "Output: Restricted and";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            output += " Output: UnRestricted and";
-        }
         if (!worldObj.isBlockIndirectlyGettingPowered(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord))
         {
-            output += " Open ";
+            output += "Open";
         }
         else
         {
-            output += " Closed ";
+            output += "Closed";
         }
         return output;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void readFromNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt)
-    {
-        super.readFromNBT(nbt);
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.allowed.length; i++)
-        {
-            allowed[i] = nbt.getBoolean("allowed" + i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** Writes a tile entity to NBT. */
-    @Override
-    public void writeToNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt)
-    {
-        super.writeToNBT(nbt);
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.allowed.length; i++)
-        {
-            nbt.setBoolean("allowed" + i, allowed[i]);
-        }
-    }
 }