Help with incubator temp!

[LCSmith0911]

Hi All! First time incubating with a Janoel 12 and I am at a loss. My unit reads maxed out at 40 C and my thermometer is only reading 91.6 F. What gives here??

 

[Mckennas poultry]

These may be helpful

http://www.chonka.net/index.php/product/JN12.html

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/589966/does-anyone-else-use-a-janoel-incubator/10#post_9957752

 

[ChickenCanoe]

What gives is that you can't trust the incubator reading or the thermometer reading. Most of both are likely to be wrong unless calibrated and verified.
Either one or both are wrong.

 

[LCSmith0911]

I have purchased another therm and have read all day... should I use the middle of reading?

Harder than I expected or either i’m losing brain cells at a mere 39 years old.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

The reading on a digital incubator is only a SET UP reading. It shows you a window of where to more or less set up your incubator. Aux meters help me find the temp I desire from there. Also when you see a change in temp on the incubator, trust aux meters, not incubator meters.
To check and see if your aux meters are properly calibrated, fill a glass to the rim with ice, then water to the rim. It should read exactly 32*F. This is how the food industry calibrates thermometers for precise readings for public safety interests for safe temps to kill bacteria in food for human consumption.

 

[Lazy Farmer]