Quote Originally Posted by Slowcountry Balls View Post
I probably would leave the tubs alone at this point. I just open the tubs once a week to let fresh air in and add a little water if needed. My comment about a second thermostat is to prevent a failure that causes the heating element to go fully on and thus kill your eggs. What you do is get a Herpstat or a Vivarium Thermostat, or even a Johnson or Ranco and set it to 2 degrees higher than you have set the Reptibator. Plug the Reptibator into this back up thermostat. This way if the Reptibator's thermostat fails, the backup will catch it before it gets too hot.
I've got the incubator and all my racks plugged into a power bar with a surge protector, is that sufficient or should I still get the second thermostat?

I plan on leaving the egg tubs alone til next week at the earliest. So I shouldn't worry too much about humidity staying at 86% and a little dimpling for now?

Thanks for you help!