built this gravel door, it works manually but i cant get the closing sequence automated(lever in the middle) because it refuses to work from torches or repeaters. help plz? by Willing-Student-5216 Minecraft Minecraft Redstone Redstone
ayalaidh on March 5, 2026 6:00 pm [Regular pistons](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tutorials/Zero-ticking) don’t spit out their block when powered by a short pulse like sticky pistons do… I don’t have access to MC right now to test it, but the gravel may start falling back down too fast to push another under it.
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[Regular pistons](https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tutorials/Zero-ticking) don’t spit out their block when powered by a short pulse like sticky pistons do…
I don’t have access to MC right now to test it, but the gravel may start falling back down too fast to push another under it.