The barreling machine insists on recycling filled barrels instead of emptying them. How fix?

"recycling filled barrels"? can you please elaborate?

i use the machines without any problems, even with different containers

when i put a filled container/barrel into the source slot it empties the container and delivers fluid and one empty container

Looking it up in the factoripedia, there are 2 recipes that use "light oil barrel." One is "empty light oil barrel," which creates 1 barrel and 250 light oil (I'm using a mod to increase barrel capacity). The other is "light oil barrel recycling," which has a 25% chance of returning 1 barrel and that's it. I have no idea why the second one is listed as being made in a barreling machine.

ok, i need to look into this specific mod combination what they tweak that the machine does not work as "designed".
can you please state which mod you use for changing the barrel size, if it is not "Larger barrel capacity", which comes to mind if you have barrels five times "bigger".

It is larger barrel capacity, but disabling it doesn't seem to have affected anything.

I am also having this issue

Sorry guys i have bad news, it all works for me, i have tested it with "Large barrel capacity", i get 250 units/barrel and the machine fills and empties them like a charm.
So it must be a somewhat more sophisticated problem.
Can you provide me a list of the mods you are using. On Linux you may get it from the log file factorio-current.log by using the following command line:

grep " Loading mod " factorio-current.log

this also includes the version of the mod in use.
On other platforms you may use an editor and search for those lines. There are 3 different stages shown in brackets at the end of each line. (data.lua, data-updates.lua and data-final-fixes.lua)

it's happening for me, as well. in fact, it seems to replace barrel filling and emptying with recycling

Do you have any hints or list of mods you have in use, since i still have no clue which has tinkered something?

my mods list is pretty expansive, but this is the mod that caused it, so it's probably something to do with this mod

My mod list consists of almost 500 mods, of which 269 mods are currently active.
The barreling machine is working in all of my various overhaul settings, so to isolate specific mods causing the change of operation is not that easy.
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I am willing to dig into it but i need input ... stating "this mod is causing the issue" is not helpful at all.
A list of mods in use or a save file provided would help.

belt-visualizer
repair-from-vehicle
TemporaryLogisticRequest
atan-null
big-pink-eraser
ConstructionPlanner
cranes
dedicated-bot-charger
elevated-rails
even-distribution
filter-combinator-improved
FilterChests
flib
flow-config
handcrafted
helmod
improvement-loaders
inventory-selector
inventory-sensor-improved
manual-inventory-sort
mining-patch-planner
Mini_Trains
osha_launch_control)
Placeables
quality
quality_glassware
RotateQuickbars
SpidertronEnhancements
switch-button
textplates
Trashcan
uranium_geiger
valves
virtual-signals2
yafla
circuit_visualizer
kry-inserters
simultaneous-research
Smart_Inserters
space-age
TaskList
UPSFriendlyNixieTubeDisplayFixed
cargo-bay-inserters
EditorExtensions
ev-assets
ev-logistics
factorioplus
factorissimo-2-notnotmelon
galore_lib
hub-extensions
Infinite_Inserter_Capacity_Bonus_Research
infinite_worker_robot_capacity_research
PlanetsLib
plasma-duct
underground-pipe-pack
Yuoki
zithorian-extra-storage-tanks-port
Better-Power-Armor-Grid
blueprint-sandboxes
elevated-pipes
Kux-CoreLib
plasma_crafter
underground-heat-pipe
vanilla_galore_continued

Thank you for sharing this valuable information.

i got all those mods you listed, i think you forgot one because vanilla_galore_continued groaked about missing Space Age Galore :D.

half of your mods are off the hook since i already use them for myself :D

I already noticed problems with other mods too, i will track it down. My guess is that "Vanilla Galore continued" or "Factorio+" are involved in this.
Those tweak quite a lot of recipes and other stuff.

i am leaving for an hacking event till Sunday, having this on my task list when i get some spare time.

Hi, I'd like to add my voice to the pile. Same issue. Don't have any mods that affect recycling.