diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/construction.dm b/code/__DEFINES/construction.dm
index 9d8ca0b3013..8e967777225 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/construction.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/construction.dm
@@ -52,3 +52,11 @@
 #define MAX_STACK_SIZE 50
 //maximum amount of cable in a coil
 #define MAXCOIL 30
+
+//rpd stuff
+
+#define RPD_ATMOS_MODE		1
+#define RPD_DISPOSALS_MODE	2
+#define RPD_ROTATE_MODE		3
+#define RPD_FLIP_MODE		4
+#define RPD_DELETE_MODE		5
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/flags.dm b/code/__DEFINES/flags.dm
index 0ec1567f86d..cd6688d095f 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/flags.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/flags.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
 
 //turf-only flags
 #define NOJAUNT		1
-#define RPD_ALLOWED_HERE 2//By default, RPD is disabled on turfs.
 
 //ITEM INVENTORY SLOT BITMASKS
 #define SLOT_OCLOTHING 1
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 19af319aa20..e8ceb49dc35 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@
 /atom/proc/emag_act()
 	return
 
+/atom/proc/rpd_act()
+	return
+
 /atom/proc/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skipcatch, hitpush, blocked)
 	if(density && !has_gravity(AM)) //thrown stuff bounces off dense stuff in no grav, unless the thrown stuff ends up inside what it hit(embedding, bola, etc...).
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/hitby_react, AM), 2)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/pipe/construction.dm b/code/game/machinery/pipe/construction.dm
index 2d5a885aba1..7b67aed66be 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/pipe/construction.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/pipe/construction.dm
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@
 
 //update the name and icon of the pipe item depending on the type
 
+/obj/item/pipe/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_ROTATE_MODE)
+		rotate()
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_FLIP_MODE)
+		flip()
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.delete_single_pipe(user, src)
+	else
+		..()
+
 /obj/item/pipe/proc/update(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/make_from)
 	var/list/nlist = list( \
 		"pipe", \
@@ -650,6 +660,12 @@
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You have fastened the meter to the pipe.</span>")
 	qdel(src)
 
+/obj/item/pipe_meter/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.delete_single_pipe(user, src)
+	else
+		..()
+
 /obj/item/pipe_gsensor
 	name = "gas sensor"
 	desc = "A sensor that can be hooked to a computer"
@@ -667,6 +683,12 @@
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You have fastened the gas sensor.</span>")
 	qdel(src)
 
+/obj/item/pipe_gsensor/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.delete_single_pipe(user, src)
+	else
+		..()
+
 #undef PIPE_SIMPLE_STRAIGHT
 #undef PIPE_SIMPLE_BENT
 #undef PIPE_HE_STRAIGHT
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/rpd.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/rpd.dm
index aaaf034b933..b43d7d0a44f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/rpd.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/rpd.dm
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@
 #define GAS_SENSOR				98
 #define METER					99
 #define DISPOSALS_JUNCTION		2
-#define ATMOS_MODE				1
-#define DISPOSALS_MODE			2
-#define ROTATION_MODE			3
-#define FLIP_MODE				4
-#define DELETE_MODE				5
 #define ATMOS_PIPING			1
 #define SUPPLY_PIPING			2
 #define SCRUBBERS_PIPING		3
 #define DEVICES					4
 #define HEAT_PIPING				5
+#define RPD_COOLDOWN_TIME		4 //How long should we have to wait between dispensing pipes?
+#define RPD_WALLBUILD_TIME		40 //How long should drilling into a wall take?
 
 /obj/item/rpd
 	name = "rapid pipe dispenser"
@@ -44,12 +41,12 @@
 	var/datum/effect_system/spark_spread/spark_system
 	var/lastused
 	var/iconrotation = 0 //used to orient icons and pipes
-	var/mode = 1 //Disposals, atmospherics, etc.
+	var/mode = RPD_ATMOS_MODE //Disposals, atmospherics, etc.
 	var/pipetype = 1//For nanoUI menus
 	var/whatpipe = 0 //What kind of pipe is it? See code/game/machinery/pipe/construction.dm for a list of defines
-	var/whatdpipe = 0 //What kind of disposals pipe is it? See code/game/machinery/pipe/dispenser.dm for a list of defines
-	var/spawndelay = 4 //How long should we have to wait between dispensing pipes?
-	var/walldelay = 40 //How long should drilling into a wall take?
+	var/whatdpipe = 0 //What kind of disposals pipe is it?
+	var/spawndelay = RPD_COOLDOWN_TIME
+	var/walldelay = RPD_WALLBUILD_TIME
 
 /obj/item/rpd/New()
 	..()
@@ -59,18 +56,81 @@
 
 //Procs
 
-/obj/item/rpd/proc/Activaterpd(delay)
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/Activaterpd(delay) //Maybe makes sparks and activates cooldown if there is a delay.
 	playsound(loc, "sound/machines/click.ogg", 50, 1)
 	if(prob(15))
 		spark_system.start()
 	if(delay)
 		lastused = world.time
 
-/obj/item/rpd/proc/Manipulatepipes(subject, atmosverb, disposalsverb)
-	if(istype(subject, /obj/item/pipe))
-		call(subject, atmosverb)()
-	else if(istype(subject, /obj/structure/disposalconstruct/))
-		call(subject, disposalsverb)()
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/create_atmos_pipe(mob/user, turf/T) //Make an atmos pipe, meter, or gas sensor
+	var/obj/item/pipe/P
+	if(whatpipe == GAS_SENSOR)
+		P = new /obj/item/pipe_gsensor(T)
+	else if(whatpipe == METER)
+		P = new /obj/item/pipe_meter(T)
+	else
+		P = new(T, pipe_type = whatpipe, dir = user.dir)
+		if(iconrotation == 0 && P.is_bent_pipe()) //Automatic rotation of dispensed pipes
+			P.dir = turn(user.dir, 135)
+		else if(iconrotation == 0 && P.pipe_type in list(CONNECTOR, UNARY_VENT, GAS_SCRUBBER, HE_EXCHANGER, SIMPLE_CAP, SUPPLY_CAP, SCRUBBERS_CAP, INJECTOR, PASSIVE_VENT)) //Some pipes dispense oppositely to what you'd expect, but we don't want to do anything if they selected a direction
+			P.flip()
+		else if(iconrotation != 0 && P.is_bent_pipe()) //If they selected a rotation and the pipe is bent
+			P.dir = turn(iconrotation, -45)
+		else if(iconrotation != 0)
+			P.dir = iconrotation
+	to_chat(user, "<span class = 'notice'>[src] rapidly dispenses [P]!</span>")
+	Activaterpd(1)
+
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/create_disposals_pipe(mob/user, turf/T) //Make a disposals pipe / construct
+	var/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/P = new(T) //Now we make the pipe
+	P.dir = iconrotation
+	P.ptype = whatdpipe
+	if(iconrotation == 0) //Automatic rotation
+		P.dir = user.dir
+	if(iconrotation == 0 && whatdpipe != DISPOSALS_JUNCTION) //Disposals pipes are in the opposite direction to atmos pipes, so we need to flip them. Junctions don't have this quirk though
+		P.flip()
+	P.update()
+	to_chat(user, "<span class = 'notice'>[src] rapidly dispenses [P]!</span>")
+	Activaterpd(1)
+
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/rotate_all_pipes(mob/user, turf/T) //Rotate all pipes on a turf
+	for(var/obj/item/pipe/P in T)
+		P.rotate()
+	for(var/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/D in T)
+		D.rotate()
+
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/flip_all_pipes(mob/user, turf/T) //Flip all pipes on a turf
+	for(var/obj/item/pipe/P in T)
+		P.flip()
+	for(var/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/D in T)
+		D.flip()
+
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/delete_all_pipes(mob/user, turf/T) //Delete all pipes on a turf
+	var/eaten
+	for(var/obj/item/pipe/P in T)
+		QDEL_NULL(P)
+		eaten = TRUE
+	for(var/obj/item/pipe_gsensor/G in T)
+		QDEL_NULL(G)
+		eaten = TRUE
+	for(var/obj/item/pipe_meter/M in T)
+		QDEL_NULL(M)
+		eaten = TRUE
+	for(var/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/D in T)
+		if(!D.anchored)
+			QDEL_NULL(D)
+			eaten = TRUE
+	if(eaten)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] sucks up the loose pipes on [T].")
+		Activaterpd()
+	else
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>There were no loose pipes on [T].</span>")
+
+/obj/item/rpd/proc/delete_single_pipe(mob/user, obj/P) //Delete a single pipe
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] sucks up [P].</span>")
+	QDEL_NULL(P)
+	Activaterpd()
 
 //Lists of things
 
@@ -175,71 +235,11 @@ var/list/pipemenu = list(
 		return
 	SSnanoui.update_uis(src)
 
-//What the RPD actually does
-
 /obj/item/rpd/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity)
 	..()
-	var/turf/T = get_turf(target)
-	if(loc != user || ismob(target) || istype(target, /obj/structure/window) || !proximity || world.time < lastused + spawndelay)
+	if(loc != user || !proximity || world.time < lastused + spawndelay)
 		return
-	if(!(T.flags & RPD_ALLOWED_HERE))
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] beeps, \"Unable to interface with [T]. Please try again later.\"</span>")
-		return
-	if(mode == ATMOS_MODE)
-		if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/wall)) //Drilling into walls takes time
-			playsound(loc, "sound/weapons/circsawhit.ogg", 50, 1)
-			user.visible_message("<span class = 'notice'>[user] starts drilling a hole in [T]...</span>", "<span class = 'notice'>You start drilling a hole in [T]...</span>", "<span class = 'warning'>You hear a drill.</span>")
-			if(!do_after(user, walldelay, target = T))
-				return
-			user.visible_message("<span class = 'notice'>[user] finishes drilling a hole in [T]!</span>", "<span class = 'notice'>You finish drilling a hole in [T]!</span>", "<span class = 'warning'>You hear clanking.</span>")
-		var/obj/item/pipe/P
-		if(whatpipe == GAS_SENSOR)
-			P = new /obj/item/pipe_gsensor(T)
-		else if(whatpipe == METER)
-			P = new /obj/item/pipe_meter(T)
-		else
-			P = new(T, pipe_type = whatpipe, dir = user.dir)
-			if(iconrotation == 0 && P.is_bent_pipe()) //Automatic rotation of dispensed pipes
-				P.dir = turn(user.dir, 135)
-			else if(iconrotation == 0 && P.pipe_type in list(CONNECTOR, UNARY_VENT, GAS_SCRUBBER, HE_EXCHANGER, SIMPLE_CAP, SUPPLY_CAP, SCRUBBERS_CAP, INJECTOR, PASSIVE_VENT)) //Some pipes dispense oppositely to what you'd expect, but we don't want to do anything if they selected a direction
-				P.flip()
-			else if(iconrotation != 0 && P.is_bent_pipe()) //If they selected a rotation and the pipe is bent
-				P.dir = turn(iconrotation, -45)
-			else if(iconrotation != 0)
-				P.dir = iconrotation
-		to_chat(user, "<span class = 'notice'>[src] rapidly dispenses [P]!</span>")
-		Activaterpd(1)
-	else if(mode == DISPOSALS_MODE && !istype(T, /turf/simulated/shuttle))
-		if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/wall)) //No disposals pipes on walls
-			to_chat(user, "<span class = 'warning'>That type of pipe won't fit on [T]!</span>")
-			return
-		var/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/P = new(T) //Now we make the pipe
-		P.dir = iconrotation
-		P.ptype = whatdpipe
-		if(iconrotation == 0) //Automatic rotation
-			P.dir = user.dir
-		if(iconrotation == 0 && whatdpipe != DISPOSALS_JUNCTION) //Disposals pipes are in the opposite direction to atmos pipes, so we need to flip them. Junctions don't have this quirk though
-			P.flip()
-		P.update()
-		to_chat(user, "<span class = 'notice'>[src] rapidly dispenses [P]!</span>")
-		Activaterpd(1)
-	else if(mode == ROTATION_MODE)
-		for(var/obj/W in T)
-			Manipulatepipes(W, /obj/item/pipe/verb/rotate, /obj/structure/disposalconstruct/verb/rotate)
-	else if(mode == FLIP_MODE)
-		for(var/obj/W in T)
-			Manipulatepipes(W, /obj/item/pipe/verb/flip, /obj/structure/disposalconstruct/verb/flip)
-	else if(mode == DELETE_MODE)
-		var/eaten
-		for(var/obj/W in T)
-			if(istype(W, /obj/item/pipe) || istype(W, /obj/item/pipe_meter) || istype(W, /obj/item/pipe_gsensor) || istype(W, /obj/structure/disposalconstruct) && !W.anchored)
-				QDEL_NULL(W)
-				eaten = TRUE
-		if(eaten)
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] sucks up the loose pipes on [T].")
-			Activaterpd()
-		else
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>There were no loose pipes on [T].</span>")
+	target.rpd_act(user, src)
 
 #undef SIMPLE_CAP
 #undef SUPPLY_CAP
@@ -253,13 +253,10 @@ var/list/pipemenu = list(
 #undef GAS_SENSOR
 #undef METER
 #undef DISPOSALS_JUNCTION
-#undef ATMOS_MODE
-#undef DISPOSALS_MODE
-#undef ROTATION_MODE
-#undef FLIP_MODE
-#undef DELETE_MODE
 #undef ATMOS_PIPING
 #undef SUPPLY_PIPING
 #undef SCRUBBERS_PIPING
 #undef DEVICES
 #undef HEAT_PIPING
+#undef RPD_COOLDOWN_TIME
+#undef RPD_WALLBUILD_TIME
diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index fe9e8444378..352868056f5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 	SSnanoui.close_uis(src)
 	return ..()
 
+/obj/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(src) //This preserves RPD behaviour on specific turfs
+	T.rpd_act(user, our_rpd)
+
 /obj/proc/process()
 	set waitfor = 0
 	processing_objects.Remove(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
index aebd111ad26..8b42d1f350e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ var/global/wcCommon = pick(list("#379963", "#0d8395", "#58b5c3", "#49e46e", "#8f
 /obj/structure/window/narsie_act()
 	color = "#7D1919"
 
+/obj/structure/window/rpd_act()
+	return
+
 /obj/structure/window/singularity_pull(S, current_size)
 	if(current_size >= STAGE_FIVE)
 		destroy()
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
index 89c40be8641..61f622c071f 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	var/image/wet_overlay = null
 
 	var/thermite = 0
-	flags = RPD_ALLOWED_HERE
 	oxygen = MOLES_O2STANDARD
 	nitrogen = MOLES_N2STANDARD
 	var/to_be_destroyed = 0 //Used for fire, if a melting temperature was reached, it will be destroyed
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/shuttle.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/shuttle.dm
index 0c5e6c08f6b..7a781679173 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/shuttle.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/shuttle.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /turf/simulated/shuttle
 	name = "shuttle"
 	icon = 'icons/turf/shuttle.dmi'
-	flags = null
 	thermal_conductivity = 0.05
 	heat_capacity = 0
 	layer = 2
@@ -13,6 +12,9 @@
 	density = 1
 	blocks_air = 1
 
+/turf/simulated/shuttle/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)//No pipes on shuttles
+		our_rpd.delete_all_pipes(user, src)
 
 /turf/simulated/shuttle/narsie_act()
 	if(prob(20))
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/walls.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/walls.dm
index b1cbf84493f..545cf857d6d 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/walls.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/walls.dm
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@
 	if(prob(50))
 		dismantle_wall()
 
+/turf/simulated/wall/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_ATMOS_MODE)
+		playsound(src, "sound/weapons/circsawhit.ogg", 50, 1)
+		user.visible_message("<span class = 'notice'>[user] starts drilling a hole in [src]...</span>", "<span class = 'notice'>You start drilling a hole in [src]...</span>", "<span class = 'warning'>You hear drilling.</span>")
+		if(!do_after(user, our_rpd.walldelay, target = src)) //Drilling into walls takes time
+			return
+		our_rpd.create_atmos_pipe(user, src)
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DISPOSALS_MODE)
+		return
+	else
+		..()
+
 /turf/simulated/wall/mech_melee_attack(obj/mecha/M)
 	if(M.damtype == "brute")
 		playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/punch4.ogg', 50, 1)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
index 60c63d0f221..58911d952b4 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	name = "\proper space"
 	icon_state = "0"
 	dynamic_lighting = 0
-	flags = RPD_ALLOWED_HERE
 	luminosity = 1
 
 	temperature = TCMB
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
index 611ff1656f3..a1749cf15c9 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /turf/space/transit
-	flags = null
 	var/pushdirection // push things that get caught in the transit tile this direction
 
 //Overwrite because we dont want people building rods in space.
@@ -119,7 +118,8 @@
 	AM.newtonian_move(dir)
 
 
-
+/turf/space/transit/rpd_act()
+	return
 
 //Overwrite because we dont want people building rods in space.
 /turf/space/transit/attackby()
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index f70aee9740f..dda914482b1 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@
 /turf/ex_act(severity)
 	return 0
 
+/turf/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_ATMOS_MODE)
+		our_rpd.create_atmos_pipe(user, src)
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DISPOSALS_MODE)
+		our_rpd.create_disposals_pipe(user, src)
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_ROTATE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.rotate_all_pipes(user, src)
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_FLIP_MODE)
+		our_rpd.flip_all_pipes(user, src)
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.delete_all_pipes(user, src)
 
 /turf/bullet_act(var/obj/item/projectile/Proj)
 	if(istype(Proj ,/obj/item/projectile/beam/pulse))
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/unsimulated.dm b/code/game/turfs/unsimulated.dm
index 5c9509a3d68..35b6c2056e3 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/unsimulated.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/unsimulated.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 /turf/unsimulated/can_lay_cable()
 	return 0
 
+/turf/unsimulated/rpd_act()
+	return
+
 /turf/unsimulated/floor/plating/vox
 	icon_state = "plating"
 	name = "plating"
diff --git a/code/modules/recycling/disposal-construction.dm b/code/modules/recycling/disposal-construction.dm
index 3658846a696..137962d040c 100644
--- a/code/modules/recycling/disposal-construction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/recycling/disposal-construction.dm
@@ -265,3 +265,16 @@
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "You need to attach it to the plating first!")
 			return
+
+/obj/structure/disposalconstruct/rpd_act(mob/user, obj/item/rpd/our_rpd)
+	if(anchored)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] is bolted down!</span>")
+		return
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_ROTATE_MODE)
+		rotate()
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_FLIP_MODE)
+		flip()
+	else if(our_rpd.mode == RPD_DELETE_MODE)
+		our_rpd.delete_single_pipe(user, src)
+	else
+		..()