DIY incubator questions

[Sphynxcrazy]

I went to some yard sales so i have all the basic things for my bator. SO far i am up to, 13 dollars.

Questions: will the water heater thermostat need modified??

who knows of a good DIY egg turner?

What is a good thermometer/ hygrometer, for a reasonable price??


more questions to come once i get going.

EDIT: Great, i took the lamp apart and it is a touch lamp. Will it still work or not??

 

[Sphynxcrazy]

Bump.

 

[WaterFowl209]

Yes the water heater thermo needs be moded to be more sensitive there's a vid on YouTube alls you do is drill 3 holes in it orchard supply hardware is where I got my hygrometer any hardware store should carry them

 

[Sphynxcrazy]

K thanks. I am going to try to removecthe touch sensor from the lamp. But wheredo I hook the thermostat up to? It doesn't have one of those side holes to run wires out of like some.

 

[WaterFowl209]

Hook it up to you heat source like light bulb fixture have it about 6-12" from it

 

[Quyen Le]

Save yourself from trouble and buy the digital aquarium thermostat on ebay for $16.99. It's the best way to save you time and headache and you can even put your incubator outdoor with minimal affect. I have schematic for egg turner that I design using low cost parts. I can send you schematic if you want to build one.

 

[Brookhavens]

Go on ebay and look up Automatic digitial aquarium temperature controller. There are tons of them for sale. Here is a pic of one of my homemade incubators. The turner was very simple to build. I just used 1/2" pvc, hardware cloth and chicken wire screws. This guy shows you how to actually build and wire the bator

The temp. and humidity are wrong because I had just plugged it in.

 

[Quyen Le]

Just check on ebay and it's under $14 now.

 

[Sphynxcrazy]

Those are cheap but I don't want to buy from china or other countries. I like to support the U.S.A. Better quality.

 

[Brookhavens]

I got the thermostat in my picture from Lowes for around $9. I did modify it by drilling 3 holes in it (as per the video) to make it a bit more sensitive and so far it maintains temp perfectly.