Anyone else with a 1588 that reads "off" on the digital display?

[KYBOY]

Just curious, we have a couple of 1588's. One is the newer type with the digital display..Ours reads 100.0° but is actually about 98.6° according to a Cooper, a brinsea spot check and a type K thermocouple thermometer so I trust that is actually lower than the displays says..
Do you think this may be in part due to the thermostat taking temp from the top of the incubator?

 

[tiedyechick]

Im having issues with mine. i just got it and all three of my thermometers are reading high but the display says 100F.
I just posted about it. im fairly new to hatching so i have no idea what to do i have eggs coming tomorrow

 

[KYBOY]

how high are they reading? if you trust they are accurate then you can lower your incubator temp..

 

[tiedyechick]

The break down of my issue:

Digital display reads that its set to 37.7C (99.9F) and is displaying that the incubator is at 37.7C (99.9F)


Thermometer 1 - 37.9 (100.2F) (is a probe through the vent hole sitting just above the egg turner

Thermometer 2 - 38.5 (101.3F) (Mercury Thermometer sitting on the egg turner)

Thermometer 3 - 39C (102.2) (Shitty $3 canadian tire Thermometer that i used as a sole thermometer in my cooler bator last year with a hatch rate of 7 out of 10 With it reading about a steady 37.4 C (99.3F )



I calibrated thermometer 1 & 2 in ice water they should be reading accurate.

 

[KYBOY]

Well if you trust those thermometers then I might try adjusting it down a little..I know its dosnt help you right now but Ive found over the years that your hatch is a better measure of your temp than a thermometer is..As much as we all hate it even the best thermometers can be off..Ive even read more than a couple of posts about people testing their brinsea spot checks and having them be off..they are suppose to be the best and even they are not immune to it.

 

[tiedyechick]

Well the eggs are in. Fingers crossed. Now I wait. I did lower the temp in the digital display to 99.4 I figure a bit too low is better than a bit too high.

 

[Jim121898]

Well the eggs are in. Fingers crossed. Now I wait. I did lower the temp in the digital display to 99.4 I figure a bit too low is better than a bit too high.

I know it has been a while sense this post but I'm curious as to how it all worked out? I just bought a new Genisis 1588 digital unit and appear to be having similar issues. I have to set mine at 98.7 to get my calibrated thermometer to read 100. If I don't and leave the preset temp which is 100 my thermometer reads 101.2. It also appears the humidity is roughly 10% low on the digital read out as well. So I'm curious to see how yours ended up working out. Thanks

 

[tiedyechick]

I know it has been a while sense this post but I'm curious as to how it all worked out? I just bought a new Genisis 1588 digital unit and appear to be having similar issues. I have to set mine at 98.7 to get my calibrated thermometer to read 100. If I don't and leave the preset temp which is 100 my thermometer reads 101.2. It also appears the humidity is roughly 10% low on the digital read out as well. So I'm curious to see how yours ended up working out. Thanks

I went with what my trusted thermometer was reading and My hatchs have been pretty great.

 

[Jim121898]

I went with what my trusted thermometer was reading and My hatchs have been pretty great.

Great news thank you!

 

[chickens really]

I have the same incubator and do only go off the programmed temp and the recommended humidity...100% hatch rate......


Cheers!