I recently purchased the Genesis 1588 in order to hatch some quail eggs. I've been reading many of your posts, which cast some doubt on the accuracy of the humidity reading shown on the control center panel of this incubator. Many of you have inquired as to a reliable brand of hygrometer that gives an accurate reading, as well as not breaking the bank in order to check the accuracy of the incubator.
I also have searched extensively in the past for an accurate hygrometer to monitor the room humidity in the winter months that I control for the storage of a couple of fine stringed instruments. The hygrometer of choice that I've settled on is the Caliber IV. I've purchased a second one to dedicate to using with my incubator, along with a Boveda One-Step Hygrometer Calibration Kit. Both items I purchased off Amazon.
The calibration kit is a humidity standard of 75% RH, and is good for 3 months. I slid both of my Caliber IV hygrometers into the kit bag and let them sit for two days. After the two days, I did adjust the newly purchased hygrometer while it was in the bag to reflect 75% RH. My original hygrometer was right on at 75% RH. After two more days, both hygrometers read 75%. The temperature of both units were within +/- .3 (3 tenths) degrees of one another.
I have now inserted my newly calibrated Caliber IV hygrometer onto the screen of the incubator. With channel one filled with water, the control center of the incubator reads 58% and the Caliber IV reads 64%. So after just a couple of hours of running, as you can see, the 1588 runs about 6% to the low side. The temperature on the control panel of the 1588 reads 100.3 and the Caliber IV reads 100.1. I'll give it a full 24 hours of running and compare the two readings again to see if that 6% figure tightens up even more.
Yes, there is a way to adjust the humidity reading on the 1588 to reflect that of the Caliber IV, but now that I know that it reads 6% to the low side, I'll just mentally compensate for that, or just go by the Caliber IV reading.
In closing, I'd like to say that I've invested $41 dollars into the additional hygrometer and calibration kit to rid myself of any doubt as to the true humidity inside the 1588, and to secure peace of mind.
I also have searched extensively in the past for an accurate hygrometer to monitor the room humidity in the winter months that I control for the storage of a couple of fine stringed instruments. The hygrometer of choice that I've settled on is the Caliber IV. I've purchased a second one to dedicate to using with my incubator, along with a Boveda One-Step Hygrometer Calibration Kit. Both items I purchased off Amazon.
The calibration kit is a humidity standard of 75% RH, and is good for 3 months. I slid both of my Caliber IV hygrometers into the kit bag and let them sit for two days. After the two days, I did adjust the newly purchased hygrometer while it was in the bag to reflect 75% RH. My original hygrometer was right on at 75% RH. After two more days, both hygrometers read 75%. The temperature of both units were within +/- .3 (3 tenths) degrees of one another.
I have now inserted my newly calibrated Caliber IV hygrometer onto the screen of the incubator. With channel one filled with water, the control center of the incubator reads 58% and the Caliber IV reads 64%. So after just a couple of hours of running, as you can see, the 1588 runs about 6% to the low side. The temperature on the control panel of the 1588 reads 100.3 and the Caliber IV reads 100.1. I'll give it a full 24 hours of running and compare the two readings again to see if that 6% figure tightens up even more.
Yes, there is a way to adjust the humidity reading on the 1588 to reflect that of the Caliber IV, but now that I know that it reads 6% to the low side, I'll just mentally compensate for that, or just go by the Caliber IV reading.
In closing, I'd like to say that I've invested $41 dollars into the additional hygrometer and calibration kit to rid myself of any doubt as to the true humidity inside the 1588, and to secure peace of mind.
