Can someone recommend a thermostat?

[ABS9590]

I have an ancient woode GQF 1202 and the wafer thermostat is not doing the trick, but there may be other problems as well. Incubator is not holding a uniform temp. I put just 5 eggs in a few days ago and the only one developing is towards the front on the bottom.
I would like a reliable thermostat with a digital display, but what other modifications can I make?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

You can replace the wafer and the electronic thermostat that was originally installed. That will take it back to like new.
Another option is an STC-1000 which has a digital display and control. It is pretty accurate, reliable and cheap.

 

[ABS9590]

Would this work?

 

[ABS9590]

You can replace the wafer and the electronic thermostat that was originally installed. That will take it back to like new.
Another option is an STC-1000 which has a digital display and control. It is pretty accurate, reliable and cheap.

Thank you! You saved me $80 or so lol

 

[ABS9590]

I went with the Herpstat.

I have two Inkbird STC-1000 controllers that I do not use anymore. The STC-1000 is very popular, I successfully incubated and hatched using the STC-1000, and I am sure it will do a good job for you. The STC-1000 ultimately did not work out for me, tho. Two things bothered me-

1) the STC-1000 will display tenths of a degree but it can only be set in full degrees. I could not set it to 99.5 degrees, I had to choose either 99 or 100 degrees.

2) the built-in hysteresis (deadband) of one degree resulted in a cyclic temperature swing of >3.5 degrees in my old incubator, and a temperature variation of one degree too warm or too cool has been shown to affect development in chicks. Watching the temperature go up and down bothered me.

I purchased the Spyder Robotics Herpstat 1 and I am very happy with it. The Herpstat is a dual-mode proportional controller, not an ON/OFF switch with a digital display like the STC-1000. It's all or nothing with the Inkbird; full power when the circuit is energized or no power when the circuit is de-energized. The Herpstat works like the cruise control in a car, increasing or reducing power as necessary to maintain the set point (speed in a car, temperature in an incubator). I can set the Herpstat to a tenth of a degree and in my particular setup it keeps the temperature at that temperature.

Thank you! That is extremely helpful! I may go ahead and grab a herpstat next week, but I've already ordered the other one today maybe I can build a diy incubator so the STC-1000 doesn't go to waste

 

[NAA60512]

I made a mistake in my previous post- I have the Inkbird STC-1000 and the Inkbird ITC-1000. It was the ITC I was writing about. The ITC is an upgraded version of the STC with several more features, such as the ability to switch the display from Celsius to Fahrenheit. Like the STC, you can only set the ITC in full degrees, and the ITC has the same one degree deadband as the STC. Sorry.

 

[ABS9590]

No problem, you've been a lot of help!