Help me calibrate my HYGROMETER

[OHhappychicks]

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Ok. thanks rebelcowboysnb!

Sorry to steal your thread jcfuente51.

I just didn't know about this calibration thing! Hope you get yours worked out also.

 

[hippiehen]

I used sea salt then had second thoughts and used canning salt to double test - they came out exactly the same on both hygrometers!

 

[OHhappychicks]

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Thanks hippiehen! I might just go ahead and try both salts and see what happens. I only use sea salt, but i borrowed a little table salt from my dd. Will see what happens! Mine is a accu-rite, walmart, hang on the wall type thermo/hydrometer. Not an electronic one.

 

[jcfuente51]

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Ok. thanks rebelcowboysnb!

Sorry to steal your thread jcfuente51.

I just didn't know about this calibration thing! Hope you get yours worked out also.

no wories we are all here to to learn ok since iddint find any salt with out idine i have tryed 2 difeerent things that i think have worked!!!!



1. get any type of cloth u could have there it could be a tawel a tshirt or just anything really sock itnto water then twisted till al water has come out then wrap it aroung the hygo it should read 97% and stay there after half hour!

2. seat yout hygrometer on a glass of regular top water make sure it seat tight let it seat there for half hour and it should read 100% i will pos a pic of this one that i found on spanish websites since all of the english gaveme the salt test..

both methods say that it could be off by 5% either low or hight but what a diference since i was incubatin at what i tho was 45% and really was 70%
and lockingdown with what i tho was 65% and really was 100% all my babys were fully form but couldnt make it

here a pic of the glass of water ccalibration example.

 

[OHhappychicks]

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Ok. thanks rebelcowboysnb!

Sorry to steal your thread jcfuente51.

I just didn't know about this calibration thing! Hope you get yours worked out also.

no wories we are all here to to learn ok since iddint find any salt with out idine i have tryed 2 difeerent things that i think have worked!!!!



1. get any type of cloth u could have there it could be a tawel a tshirt or just anything really sock itnto water then twisted till al water has come out then wrap it aroung the hygo it should read 97% and stay there after half hour!

2. seat yout hygrometer on a glass of regular top water make sure it seat tight let it seat there for half hour and it should read 100% i will pos a pic of this one that i found on spanish websites since all of the english gaveme the salt test..

both methods say that it could be off by 5% either low or hight but what a diference since i was incubatin at what i tho was 45% and really was 70%
and lockingdown with what i tho was 65% and really was 100% all my babys were fully form but couldnt make it

here a pic of the glass of water ccalibration example.


http://soliverez.com.ar/cyt-ar/imag...ibración.jpg/300px-Higrómetro_calibración.jpg

jcfuente51, Thanks for the post! Did you do both methods? How long do you leave it in the towel? Is it 1/2 hour? I did the salt test, but it only got up to about 66-67%. I'm doing the towel test now and will see what I get. This is really kinda stressful!!!

 

[jcfuente51]

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no wories we are all here to to learn ok since iddint find any salt with out idine i have tryed 2 difeerent things that i think have worked!!!!



1. get any type of cloth u could have there it could be a tawel a tshirt or just anything really sock itnto water then twisted till al water has come out then wrap it aroung the hygo it should read 97% and stay there after half hour!

2. seat yout hygrometer on a glass of regular top water make sure it seat tight let it seat there for half hour and it should read 100% i will pos a pic of this one that i found on spanish websites since all of the english gaveme the salt test..

both methods say that it could be off by 5% either low or hight but what a diference since i was incubatin at what i tho was 45% and really was 70%
and lockingdown with what i tho was 65% and really was 100% all my babys were fully form but couldnt make it

here a pic of the glass of water ccalibration example.


http://soliverez.com.ar/cyt-ar/imag...ibración.jpg/300px-Higrómetro_calibración.jpg

jcfuente51, Thanks for the post! Did you do both methods? How long do you leave it in the towel? Is it 1/2 hour? I did the salt test, but it only got up to about 66-67%. I'm doing the towel test now and will see what I get. This is really kinda stressful!!!

verry stressfull yes 1/2 hour woul work also with the glass of water and i did 8 hour with the regular table iodine salt as i was told.