Finished Incubator help with fan/prob?

I am pretty much done with my incubator and just as the title says I need help on where to put my prob and 2 fans. Here are some pictures, I had a friend cut a one inch line down the side so I could run 1 strip of flex watt.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/6e4df029.jpg

Here is one side
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/444fc0a7.jpg

and the other
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/facf36f0.jpg

This is the 1 inch strip that was cut
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/1ea5a708.jpg

Any help here please!?

I would do opposits if your going with 2 per compartment (IE top right bottom left). You would need something like a herpastat II tho. If your going to run 1 thermastat and keep the wall I would drill some holes and mount the fans over that to move the air from one side to the other.

The third picture is where the 1 inch wide gap is for the heat tape. So there is a pretty big space that opens the 2 compartments. I was thinking if putting one fan on one side blowing down and doing the same on the other side.

I would do like Raverthug said, cut two holes in the center and mount the two fans over them blowing opposite directions.

Sorry for the silly diagram. Best I could do with Paint.
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...8/6e4df029.jpg


The more air that can get between the two sides the better.

Ok, do you think I will ok with one probe?

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Originally Posted by Kylegep

Ok, do you think I will ok with one probe?

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Should be fine as long as there is good air transfer between the two sides. I'd keep a permanent thermometer on the opposite side that you have the probe on to be able to check the temps easily.

Like jsmorphs said. I would put a thermometer on each side to watch. I love the pic but would do the bottom one a bit lower. If your worried about blowing out any insulation go to a local plumber and see if thy have any scraps of 4 inch schedule 40 or DWV pipe. They should give ya a peice if they have it. If not its cheap to find a small peice at home depot or lowes ect. Since you ar running 1 chunk of flex watt and treating it like 1 big space instead of 2 smaller ones you should be good with 1 thermostat.

Ok, and where should I put the probe? On the side of the wall?

I'd put it in a middle egg box. Just label it so you don't forget and pull the probe out with the box.

Ok thank you!

Oh, and I forgot to ask, what type of light is in side? Just make sure when you set up the temps that the light is off and you keep it off. It can raise the temp inside and the light will just encourage mold and bacteria growth.

It's one that wa built in at the top and it's off :)

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

I'd put it in a middle egg box. Just label it so you don't forget and pull the probe out with the box.

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I would personally do it against the middle wall. This way you dont have to remember what tub its in and if you choose to seal it you dont have to worry about that

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Originally Posted by Raverthug

I would personally do it against the middle wall. This way you dont have to remember what tub its in and if you choose to seal it you dont have to worry about that

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That would work too. I'd be sure to have really accurate thermometers in the middle tubs on each side to monitor the egg temps.

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Originally Posted by Raverthug

I would personally do it against the middle wall. This way you dont have to remember what tub its in and if you choose to seal it you dont have to worry about that

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Would you put it on the middle of the middle wall?

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Originally Posted by Kylegep

Would you put it on the middle of the middle wall?

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Yes, directly on the flexwatt that it will be controlling.

yes in the middle but not on the flexwatt so you can measure the ambiant air

Ok so I did that and the with the fans it was only .5 degrees off from bottom to top. But now the fans are raising the temp is that normal?