Royal Incubation temperatures

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Originally Posted by Subdriven

I want some answers to these same questions. My incubator I built swings from 87-90 even though it is set at 88. It hits 87 for a very short time and stays at 90 for a long time. takes about 45 min or so to drop from 90 to 87 and the heat kick back on then 15 to get back to the 90.

I also think my bottem bin is about 1-2 degrees cooler then the top one at all times. will this realy be that bad for the incubation?? I'll be with in everyones specs for incubation, but I'll have a 2-3 degree swing every hour....

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if you have eggs in there that hatch out, let us know how it goes. surely someone here has had this situation before and either hatched eggs or didnt. i guess we will see

Hi,

People normally use small computer fans to solve the temp differences between the top and bottom.

But seriously put a seperate temp probe in to the egg box and see what the actual variation is inside the box with the medium etc in place and then try moving the thermostat probe to see if that helps.


dr del

Since I used a wine cooler it alsready had a ventelation system. I just modified it to fun ALOT slower. There is not realy anywhere else I can put my prob, If I move it much it will eather be right next to the heat source or in the dirrect path of the fan. Been messing with the wind dirrections in there to see what I can change.

But also been checking the temps inside the tubs. seems they stay only swing 1-2 degrees.. alot less then outside the tubs.

Hi,

Why can't you try the thermostat probe inside one of the egg tubs?

Or indeed actually on the heat source?

It might not work but it has to be worth trying - and if it works then you just have a dummy tub with the probe in it that you keep in there. ;)

How does the ventilation system in a wine cooler work? Does it exchange air from the outside or just move the air inside around bit?


dr del

I moved the probe now to the middle between the top and lower tub( only room for 2 tubs). I also closed off some of the vents that were blowing straight on the heat strip that warmed the bottem area.

The vent system had a fan that pulled air from the center of the cooler and blew it back out the upper and lower sections. There is a funnel system behind the back wall that transports the air from the fan to the top and bottem. There is NO air exchange from inside and outside unless I open the door.

this is deffenetly a learning experience and I know what to do and not to do when I build my next one.. lol

This is PRE reworking it.
http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/...Incubator4.jpg