fan installation on lg incubator

[pokey]

ok, thanks i will be installing mine in a few days. i had 1 good hatch out of three attempts, so i figured it was time to try air circulation!

 

[Riocotesei]

I agree with twigg. Thanks for explaining it better than I could.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! If you think about it, the fan in an incubator is there to move the hot air down to the cooler places.

The only real experience I have with the situation is my LG that has been hatching eggs weekly since '05. The fan was installed as per the instructions with the fan BLOWING DOWN --- moving hot air down toward the bottom.
Right, wrong, or indifferent --- it works here.
If the fan is blowing up and drawing air from the bottom holes, it's trying to blow out the warm air that the element is working to build --- and the warm air never reaches the bottom (or has to work much harder to get there).

Lisa

 

[imprimis]

I installed my PC fan to blow down from the lid. I also installed a square piece of tin about 2 inches below the blades to deflect the air to the sides of the bator and not blow directly down. I don't know if the tin makes that much difference, but it made sense to me at the time of installation.

One thing for sure, the temp seems to stay more consistent throughout the entire space with air circulating around.

 

[dbcooper02]

I don't know about the LG, but I do know for a fact that the Hovabator turbo fan kit, installed per instructions, blows toward the top.
db

 

[brkuk]

I agree with Twigg, I had great results with the fan blowing down to the eggs.

 

[twigg]

Quote:
Some newer incubators use a series of up to 4 fans, to try to achieve *laminar flow*. This would be where they are arranged to promote a complete circulation of air to all parts equally.

 

[cva34]

Some newer incubators use a series of up to 4 fans, to try to achieve *laminar flow*. This would be where they are arranged to promote a complete circulation of air to all parts equally.

Thanks for new word..Twigg Had to look that one up I must say..(Laminar Flow) ...cva34