Are Brinsea really good incubators?

[newbyhatching]

I bought an incubator which is a disaster, not holding the temperature at all. So I have decided that I need to repurchase and thinking of a Brinsea. I only have a small budget so thinking Brinsea Eco 2 - 10 eggs, manual turning. Have people had good experiences of them? It seems you can't monitor the humidity that easily. I don't want to do another bad buy so would love some thoughts. Or do you have any other brand suggestions that have smaller incubators for a reasonable cost? Thanks in advance!

 

[Peppercorngal]

I bought the Brinsea Maxi II Advance. The temperature is maintained absolutely spot on all the time, no problems there. It does not, however, have a humidity monitor! I bought a six pack of little humidity indications and put that inside. I hatched 6 out of 8 eggs this spring. I had no problems except the humidity level was difficult to keep up at the end. I added a cut off pill bottle with extra water to bring it up. One egg was not fertile and the other didn't develop, so no fault of the incubator!

 

[danceswithronin]

Not sure on their incubator quality, but I only buy Brinsea brooder lamps because they are fantastic. Major brand loyalist here. I'm buying an incubator in a few months and I'll be going with Brinsea because not only have I been very pleased with their other products, their seven egg incubator is one of the highest rated/reviewed on the market for 2019, which just cements my decision. The only downside I've read about on their incubators is inconsistent humidity measurements, and most people that use one recommend using a secondary hygrometer to make sure the incubator's humidity reading is accurate.

Their stuff can be a bit pricey, but it's one of those "you get what you pay for" things.