incubator will be built :)

Thanks; I am so happy now. I need to say, building an incubator is So much easier than I thought it was; I was so nervous about it.. I can't even believe I thought of re-using that hovabator after it spiked like that! Someone kick me for that.. lol

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I need to say, building an incubator is So much easier than I thought it was; I was so nervous about it.. I can't even believe I thought of re-using that hovabator after it spiked like that! Someone kick me for that.. lol

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I have been trying to tell you that from the begining..:rolleye2: Glad all is working out. keep us posted

Things are mostly good this morning; this thermostat is completely awesome :) But the degrees inside the tubs are still lower than right outside of them.. the inc says 88 but then it is only 86 in the tubs. Should I just put the probe right into one of the tubs? I had it outside of them and in between them overnight. Is humidity an issue with the probe? I do not want to wreck it..

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Things are mostly good this morning; this thermostat is completely awesome :) But the degrees inside the tubs are still lower than right outside of them.. the inc says 88 but then it is only 86 in the tubs. Should I just put the probe right into one of the tubs? I had it outside of them and in between them overnight. Is humidity an issue with the probe? I do not want to wreck it..

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Do you have water (and perilite) in the egg boxes yet? If not I would go ahead and set them up. Also, if you haven't already done so close the lids to trap the heat and humidity in.

The delta is only 2 degrees which is good for just setting it up. Before you change the probe location give it till the end of the day...we need to make sure the water bottles are up to temp. If you want to speed it up you could add a fan to circulate the air...some warm air may be getting stuck where the probe is and giving you a false reading.

Again personally I wouldn't put the thermostat probe in the egg baskets - it will mean outside the egg baskets would be hotter trying to reach the probe (make sense?). But to answer your question the humdity won't harm the probe.

ok; I get it :)
I put water into the boxes but no perlite yet (gotta get some today.)

So excited for you girl!!! :D :carrot: :D

Thanks :)
The temp in the boxes is 86, and the outer incubator temp is 88.. we are getting there.

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Thanks :)
The temp in the boxes is 86, and the outer incubator temp is 88.. we are getting there.

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What do you have the outer temp set to (the helix)?

Something else I see with my Accurite thermometers is that they aren't all exact (one will read +1 degree while another will read -1 degree)...if you have another thermometer you might try putting it in the box just to see if they read the same thing.


Just an idea :)

I have the helix set to 88.