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    Fridge incubator...

    Easy guys, I'm going to buy a 78" x 30" x 30" commercial fridge with a glass door on the front this weekend. I want to say the cubic footage is going to be around 35 cu. ft. What do you guys think will heat that efficiently? Should I just use Flexwatt up the sides? Should I use a ceramic heat emitter?

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    Re: Fridge incubator...

    Quote Originally Posted by twistedtails View Post
    Easy guys, I'm going to buy a 78" x 30" x 30" commercial fridge with a glass door on the front this weekend. I want to say the cubic footage is going to be around 35 cu. ft. What do you guys think will heat that efficiently? Should I just use Flexwatt up the sides? Should I use a ceramic heat emitter?
    I'd use flexwatt..in fact we scored a 7'x5'x3' double door stainless steel cooler that we'll be installing 3 strips down the back..
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    Re: Fridge incubator...

    Quote Originally Posted by Freakie_frog View Post
    I'd use flexwatt..in fact we scored a 7'x5'x3' double door stainless steel cooler that we'll be installing 3 strips down the back..
    That's a nice sized incubator! I'm stoked to be making one that will hold a decent amount of clutches. It will keep me set for a few years at least. So what do you think, 3 five foot strips one on the back and one on each side?

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    Re: Fridge incubator...

    Quote Originally Posted by twistedtails View Post
    Easy guys, I'm going to buy a 78" x 30" x 30" commercial fridge with a glass door on the front this weekend. I want to say the cubic footage is going to be around 35 cu. ft. What do you guys think will heat that efficiently? Should I just use Flexwatt up the sides? Should I use a ceramic heat emitter?
    With that thing being as large as it is, you're going to have to worry about hot spots. Air circulation is going to be VERY important.

    Good luck!
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    Re: Fridge incubator...

    Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
    With that thing being as large as it is, you're going to have to worry about hot spots. Air circulation is going to be VERY important.

    Good luck!
    Jim Smith
    That's what I was thinking. I'm probably going to put 2 fans facing each other at top and bottom that cycle the cu. ft. of the fridge per minute(ex. 37CFM).

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