i just read the entire post and i got a lot of questions answered i had as well so thank you. i am going through the same build process as well!
10-19-2011, 07:31 PM
Don
Also, if you start your incubator to get it ready and steady, make up some egg boxes and put them in it to stabilize the temps. If you get an empty incubator stable, it my not be stable once you start putting egg boxes into it. Good luck!
10-19-2011, 09:13 PM
piedplus
Re: Incubators... Ugh
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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
Waste of money imo.
Did you read the reviews?
"The degree on the bottom shelf is more than 5 degrees cooler than the top shelf"
"The variance is 4 degrees not 2"
"I cannot recommend this product for folks who incubate under 90 degrees but need humidity over 90% - you can put as much or as little water in whatever form or fashion who wish, but the humidity just refuses to climb above 83% tops."
"Not a reliable unit.
Temperature fluctuates drastically.
Eggs died because temp went too high one hour and too low the next.
I would not recommend this unit."
"The top shelf runs 6 - 7 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the number shown on the LED display, while the bottom shelf is still more than 10 degrees less than the control indicates. I am not opening and closing the door to obtain these readings, I have a thermometer that sits inside the unit."
And the list of issues goes on.
Yes, I read the reviews. I think the first review was the best one. That person got into the techical pluses & minuses. There was one that gave a bad review, exchanged the unit, then gave a good review. Many of the reviewers seemed to have used the unit without testing or experimenting first. I would have a year to experiment with the unit to get the temps and humidity right. So far this is the best ready made unit I've found for under $100. I'm open to suggestions though.
