grannys gone and done it

[Sally Sunshine]

I ran it in the stryofoam a few times . Because the fan was so strong and Jessshan told me not to run it without the fan. I just couldnt control humidity in there. It would blow the whole pan dry in a day.

those fans do wipe out the pans granny, but they are like that so they send the heat around, most people set up a 5gal type system above that feeds that pan so they dont have to keep filling it all the time.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Does she have turners or racks to go in it yet? As far as freon and such, not sure I'd mess with getting rid of it or the compressor. Unless you decide to use the existing fan system. I would use a shelf system to isolate the heat source and fans. How many eggs are you wanting to incubate at a time? I'd be more than happy to help as I've built plenty of cabinets, but never out of a fridge. First thing I tell everybody is to decide how many eggs they want to incubate and design around the turner/racks they want to use.

I was actually thinking about this the other day but with a full size stand up freezer. What I'm kicking around is leaving all cooling system/fans intact but using the heat off the coils/compressor as the heat source instead of blowing air through the condenser. The 110v window ac/heater combos use this type of setup to heat/cool. I'm not sure it would be enough heat but I have an extra freezer to play around with.

I have 2 egg turners and besides the small freezer compartment 2 shelves.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

is it like this granny?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

the freezer is half that size and 2 shelves but yes. The freezer just comes half way across

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I still say use a bigger computer fan like I used and find another heat source

 

[Sally Sunshine]

or make your own box

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I still say use a bigger computer fan like I used and find another heat source

the fan is strong . runs on 12 volt .. about 5in. square

 

[Sally Sunshine]

the fan is strong . runs on 12 volt .. about 5in. square

I know, almost too strong for a small area

 

[Granny Hatchet]

or make your own box

Really ? whats wrong with the fridge ? You know, I did think that if it were to catch fire wouldnt it be a little better contained in a fridge ?

 

[fire370]

The freezer space sounds like it would be perfect for the fans and heat source. Take the door off the freezer part letting it be open into the fridge part. Your humidity pans can go at the very bottom of the fridge and 2 turners in between. Any thoughts on the type of thermostat you want to use?