1588 incubator....foam quality and what could make it better?

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I think that perhaps knobs could be installed via the screws holding the heating element to the window. or even a handle like one on a kitchen cabnit?

 

[Intheswamp]

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5/8" of dead air space makes some good insulation, much better than a single piece of window material!

 

[Intheswamp]

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MoodyChicken, it seems I read somewhere that the fan blade could slide down on the shaft a bit and cause it to be louder than it should be. Just what I read somewhere, but you might want to check it out. Also, it might help quieten it down some if some weight could be added to the incubator, say around the lip of the lid....as it is, it is a light-weight echo chamber.

These reports of the 1588 having some good foam is promising!

 

[KYBOY]

it was probably my post where you read that..The new fan they sent me seems to be of better quaility..The old one I took out would slide up and down the fan drive shaft a good 3/16th of an inch..

 

[Intheswamp]

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I wonder if a spot of super glue or epoxy would hold the fanblade in place?

 

[MoodyChicken]

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MoodyChicken, it seems I read somewhere that the fan blade could slide down on the shaft a bit and cause it to be louder than it should be. Just what I read somewhere, but you might want to check it out. Also, it might help quieten it down some if some weight could be added to the incubator, say around the lip of the lid....as it is, it is a light-weight echo chamber.

These reports of the 1588 having some good foam is promising!

Thanks for letting me know! I was wondering if that could be happening. It only gets loud occasionally, and when it does I put a bottle of Purrell hand sanitizer on the lid and that quiets it down.

 

[Intheswamp]

A bump to see if anybody else might have something to add about improving/modifying the 1588.

Thanks,
Ed