diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/gas/GasNetwork.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/gas/GasNetwork.java
index 8848cd28c..106e30883 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/gas/GasNetwork.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/gas/GasNetwork.java
@@ -68,15 +68,18 @@ public class GasNetwork extends DynamicNetwork<IGasHandler, GasNetwork>
 					{
 						if(buffer == null)
 						{
-							buffer = net.buffer;
+							buffer = net.buffer.copy();
 						} else
 						{
-							if(buffer.getGas() != net.buffer.getGas())
+							if(buffer.getGas() == net.buffer.getGas())
 							{
-								throw new RuntimeException("Gas types did not match when merging networks: " + buffer.getGas() + " vs. " + net.buffer.getGas());
+								buffer.amount += net.buffer.amount;
+							}
+							else if(net.buffer.amount > buffer.amount)
+							{
+								buffer = net.buffer.copy();
 							}
 
-							buffer.amount += net.buffer.amount;
 						}
 
 						net.buffer = null;
@@ -106,12 +109,10 @@ public class GasNetwork extends DynamicNetwork<IGasHandler, GasNetwork>
 
 		if(buffer == null || buffer.getGas() == null || buffer.amount == 0)
 		{
-			buffer = gas;
+			buffer = gas.copy();
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if(gas.getGas() != buffer.getGas())throw new RuntimeException("Gas Type " + gas.getGas().getName() + " of buffer does not match gas type " + buffer.getGas().getName() + " of Network");
-
 		buffer.amount += gas.amount;
 		gas.amount = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/transmitters/DynamicNetwork.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/transmitters/DynamicNetwork.java
index fc0546a34..efedabffc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/transmitters/DynamicNetwork.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/transmitters/DynamicNetwork.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public abstract class DynamicNetwork<A, N extends DynamicNetwork<A, N>> implemen
 	protected boolean needsUpdate = false;
 	protected int updateDelay = 0;
 
+	protected boolean firstUpdate = true;
 	protected World worldObj = null;
 
 	public void addNewTransmitters(Collection<IGridTransmitter<A, N>> newTransmitters)
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ public abstract class DynamicNetwork<A, N extends DynamicNetwork<A, N>> implemen
 		{
 			transmitter.setTransmitterNetwork((N)this);
 			transmitters.add(transmitter);
+			transmittersAdded.add(transmitter);
 		}
 		possibleAcceptors.putAll(net.possibleAcceptors);
 		for(Entry<Coord4D, EnumSet<ForgeDirection>> entry : net.acceptorDirections.entrySet())
@@ -338,7 +340,8 @@ public abstract class DynamicNetwork<A, N extends DynamicNetwork<A, N>> implemen
 
 				if(updateDelay == 0)
 				{
-					MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new TransmittersAddedEvent(this, (Collection)transmittersAdded));
+					MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new TransmittersAddedEvent(this, firstUpdate, (Collection)transmittersAdded));
+					firstUpdate = false;
 					transmittersAdded.clear();
 					needsUpdate = true;
 				}
@@ -367,17 +370,19 @@ public abstract class DynamicNetwork<A, N extends DynamicNetwork<A, N>> implemen
 	public void queueClientUpdate(Collection<IGridTransmitter<A, N>> newTransmitters)
 	{
 		transmittersAdded.addAll(newTransmitters);
-		updateDelay = 2;
+		updateDelay = 3;
 	}
 
 	public static class TransmittersAddedEvent extends Event
 	{
 		public DynamicNetwork<?, ?> network;
+		public boolean newNetwork;
 		public Collection<IGridTransmitter> newTransmitters;
 
-		public TransmittersAddedEvent(DynamicNetwork net, Collection<IGridTransmitter> added)
+		public TransmittersAddedEvent(DynamicNetwork net, boolean newNet, Collection<IGridTransmitter> added)
 		{
 			network = net;
+			newNetwork = newNet;
 			newTransmitters = added;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/FluidNetwork.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/FluidNetwork.java
index 720f06147..74c75dacd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/FluidNetwork.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/FluidNetwork.java
@@ -47,37 +47,25 @@ public class FluidNetwork extends DynamicNetwork<IFluidHandler, FluidNetwork>
 		{
 			if(net != null)
 			{
-				if(FMLCommonHandler.instance().getEffectiveSide().isClient())
+				if(net.buffer != null)
 				{
-					if(net.refFluid != null && net.fluidScale > fluidScale)
+					if(buffer == null)
 					{
-						refFluid = net.refFluid;
-						fluidScale = net.fluidScale;
-						buffer = net.buffer;
-
-						net.fluidScale = 0;
-						net.refFluid = null;
-						net.buffer = null;
+						buffer = net.buffer.copy();
 					}
-				}
-				else {
-					if(net.buffer != null)
-					{
-						if(buffer == null)
+					else {
+						if(buffer.getFluid() == net.buffer.getFluid())
 						{
-							buffer = net.buffer;
-						}
-						else {
-							if(buffer.getFluid() != net.buffer.getFluid())
-							{
-								throw new RuntimeException("Fluid types did not match when merging networks: " + buffer.getFluid().getName() + " vs. " + net.buffer.getFluid().getName());
-							}
-
 							buffer.amount += net.buffer.amount;
 						}
+						else if(net.buffer.amount > buffer.amount)
+						{
+							buffer = net.buffer.copy();
+						}
 
-						net.buffer = null;
 					}
+
+					net.buffer = null;
 				}
 
 				adoptTransmittersAndAcceptorsFrom(net);
@@ -103,12 +91,10 @@ public class FluidNetwork extends DynamicNetwork<IFluidHandler, FluidNetwork>
 
 		if(buffer == null || buffer.getFluid() == null || buffer.amount == 0)
 		{
-			buffer = fluid;
+			buffer = fluid.copy();
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if(fluid.getFluid() != buffer.getFluid()) throw new RuntimeException("Fluid Type " + fluid.getFluid().getName() + " of buffer does not match fluid type " + buffer.getFluid().getName() + " of Network");
-
 		buffer.amount += fluid.amount;
 		fluid.amount = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
index b5d4d74ab..e6f937bf8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/Mekanism.java
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ public class Mekanism
 	public void onTransmittersAddedEvent(TransmittersAddedEvent event)
 	{
 		try {
-			packetHandler.sendToReceivers(new TransmitterUpdateMessage(PacketType.UPDATE, event.network.transmitters.iterator().next().coord(), event.newTransmitters), event.network.getPacketRange());
+			packetHandler.sendToReceivers(new TransmitterUpdateMessage(PacketType.UPDATE, event.network.transmitters.iterator().next().coord(), event.newNetwork, event.newTransmitters), event.network.getPacketRange());
 		} catch(Exception e) {}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/multipart/PartMechanicalPipe.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/multipart/PartMechanicalPipe.java
index 14fc0fc46..207e2e8b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/multipart/PartMechanicalPipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/multipart/PartMechanicalPipe.java
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ public class PartMechanicalPipe extends PartTransmitter<IFluidHandler, FluidNetw
 	@Override
 	public void takeShare()
 	{
-
+		if(getTransmitter().hasTransmitterNetwork())
+		{
+			getTransmitter().getTransmitterNetwork().buffer.amount -= lastWrite.amount;
+			buffer.setFluid(lastWrite);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketTransmitterUpdate.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketTransmitterUpdate.java
index 2df500dd6..0d0c6927b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketTransmitterUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketTransmitterUpdate.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class PacketTransmitterUpdate implements IMessageHandler<TransmitterUpdat
 			if(tileEntity instanceof ITransmitterTile)
 			{
 				IGridTransmitter transmitter = ((ITransmitterTile)tileEntity).getTransmitter();
-				DynamicNetwork network = transmitter.hasTransmitterNetwork() ? transmitter.getTransmitterNetwork() : transmitter.createEmptyNetwork();
+				DynamicNetwork network = transmitter.hasTransmitterNetwork() && !message.newNetwork ? transmitter.getTransmitterNetwork() : transmitter.createEmptyNetwork();
 				transmitter.setTransmitterNetwork(network);
 				for(Coord4D coord : message.transmitterCoords)
 				{
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public class PacketTransmitterUpdate implements IMessageHandler<TransmitterUpdat
 
 		public int amount;
 
+		public boolean newNetwork;
 		public Collection<IGridTransmitter> transmittersAdded;
 		public Collection<Coord4D> transmitterCoords;
 		
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ public class PacketTransmitterUpdate implements IMessageHandler<TransmitterUpdat
 			switch(packetType)
 			{
 				case UPDATE:
-					transmittersAdded = (Collection<IGridTransmitter>)data[0];
+					newNetwork = (Boolean)data[0];
+					transmittersAdded = (Collection<IGridTransmitter>)data[1];
 					break;
 				case ENERGY:
 					power = (Double)data[0];
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ public class PacketTransmitterUpdate implements IMessageHandler<TransmitterUpdat
 			switch(packetType)
 			{
 				case UPDATE:
+					dataStream.writeBoolean(newNetwork);
 					dataStream.writeInt(transmittersAdded.size());
 					for(IGridTransmitter transmitter : transmittersAdded)
 					{
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ public class PacketTransmitterUpdate implements IMessageHandler<TransmitterUpdat
 
 			if(packetType == PacketType.UPDATE)
 			{
+				newNetwork = dataStream.readBoolean();
 				transmitterCoords = new HashSet<>();
 				int numTransmitters = dataStream.readInt();