Candle warmer incubator

[Delmar]

I'm thinking of using a $5 candle warmer as the heat source for a small incubator. Less fragile than a light bulb and less likely to burn out.

anybody ever try it? Mrs Delmar has a couple of them laying around. If I get the hatch done before the heating season ends I might not even need a thermostat. Just hook it to a dimmer switch to regulate the temp and keep it in a 70 degree room.

 

[justbugged]

it's worth a try.

 

[BorderKelpie]

Hmmm, I have several of those (I use them to keep my coffee warm - perfect sixe for a coffee cup).

I will have to look into doing that. Neat idea.

 

[Delmar]

Might also work well inside a cookie tin, as a water heater, instead of a light fixture and bulb. If it puts out enough heat it would. P think I'll post this idea on that thread as well.

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Did it work?

I'm thinking of doing this so my sister can bring me some eggs when she visits for Thanksgiving.

I'm testing a setup right now, but only got it to 90 degrees today. Maybe it needs more time? I just didn't want to melt the container so I checked it every hour. lol.

I just put a mirror on top an hour ago to see if that will help reflect the heat back.

I don't have the jar of water on top of the warmer, I thought it would evaporate too fast. It's next to it right now. Should I put the jar on top?

 

[mstricer]

I'm thinking of using a $5 candle warmer as the heat source for a small incubator. Less fragile than a light bulb and less likely to burn out.

anybody ever try it? Mrs Delmar has a couple of them laying around. If I get the hatch done before the heating season ends I might not even need a thermostat. Just hook it to a dimmer switch to regulate the temp and keep it in a 70 degree room.

OMgosh I have a story about those things. My daughter got me one for Christmas with a bunch of candles and such, well I neglected to read the directions and was cleaning and thought lets use the candle warmer and make things smell good, well to make a long story short.....Always have a glass holder for your candles, it will melt all over the place

and never work again and make you upset, throw it in the trash, then.....