Adding water to RCom 20??

[maureen9962]

I have had difficulty maintaining the humidity level in my Hovabator 1588 throughout incubation. Now I am in lockdown and still have to add water everyday at least once. I use tubing through the vent hole. Being tired of this I want to upgrade. When you need to increase humidity in the RCom 20 do you need to open it? I know it is supposed to be auto but I see no external water source. Thanks for any help.

 

[janastasio]

Did yours come with the auto water kit? There is an insert place on the top right side of the incubator lid where you attach the clear tubing. There is a rectangular box that you hook up the clear tubing through and the other end goes into a bottle or some sort of water source. When you set it up you have to continuously press the + button to keep working the water through the tubing until its dripping into the incubator onto the sponge. I set my humidity at 75% this hatch. Last hatch I had at 55% and my eggs membranes were dried when it came to hatch time. Hopefully 75% will be better this time! Good luck!

 

[Cara]

There is a rubber lid/flap that you can lift to refill with water without opening the incubator. It's on the front right-hand corner. Be sure to only use bottled water to keep the hoses unclogged.

R-COMs are head and shoulders above Hovabators.