I just finished my home-brew incubator. I have a question regarding ventilation. How do I know how many and what size the vent holes should be?
Specs on the incubator: It's made from a cube shaped ice chest that is roughly 18 inches in each dimension. Heat is provided by a 150 watt AC Incukit, which has a fan. As it is I have four 3/16 inch holes by the fan, near the top, and then there are four holes of the same size on the opposite wall near the bottom. The drain hole near the bottom is also open, it is 3/8 inch. The top was hollow so I stuffed it full of foam padding. The window is double paned to better hold in the heat.
A comment on the Incukit: it's been running for about 48 hours now and has been holding a steady temp within less than half a degree of 99.5° and humidity between 55% & 60%, this seems like a very good little product. I believe that this is going to be really great incubator once I determine how much ventilation it needs.
-S
Specs on the incubator: It's made from a cube shaped ice chest that is roughly 18 inches in each dimension. Heat is provided by a 150 watt AC Incukit, which has a fan. As it is I have four 3/16 inch holes by the fan, near the top, and then there are four holes of the same size on the opposite wall near the bottom. The drain hole near the bottom is also open, it is 3/8 inch. The top was hollow so I stuffed it full of foam padding. The window is double paned to better hold in the heat.
A comment on the Incukit: it's been running for about 48 hours now and has been holding a steady temp within less than half a degree of 99.5° and humidity between 55% & 60%, this seems like a very good little product. I believe that this is going to be really great incubator once I determine how much ventilation it needs.
-S
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