diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes.dm
index 808e3580f7..16a0a6bcd5 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/pipes.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	var/alert_pressure = 80*ONE_ATMOSPHERE
 		//minimum pressure before check_pressure(...) should be called
 
+/obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/drain_power()
+	return -1
+
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/New()
 	..()
 	//so pipes under walls are hidden