homemade bator question

[Indianaquail]

hi yall im working on a cabinet incubator and i was wondering i have a old hovabator that i have used many times then let someone borrow it and well they busted the styrafoam i was wondering if any one thought the heathing element and wafer thermostat would get hot enought in a cabinet incubator ill have a fan in it and itll be two trays and a hatching tray let me know what everyone thinks ad feel free to give suggestions thanks

 

[Suechick]

I have no idea really.
The thermostat would probably do fine, but you'd probably need a larger heating element.

 

[aprophet]

it kina depends on how large your cabinet bator is gqf sportsman runs about 220 watts a hova bator is 23.5 watts

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Size is everything. You can use the hovabator system and splice in another heating element or light bulb if needing more.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

It cant really handle anything much bigger. The wafer thermostats can handle just over 3000 watts at 110 volts if I remember correctly so adding a little more power threw it is not a safety issue.

 

[Indianaquail]

thanks alot guys i believe im gonna but a larger heating element and just use the wafer thermostat i no alot of people dnt care for em but i love em ive have great luck with em. the cabinet incubator is about 36 inches tall and 26 wide its gonna be 2 turning trays and one hatching tray anybody got any suggestions on heating elements