Incubator Too Hot!!!!! Please Help!!!!!

[deerman]

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Sound like the wafer needs replaced , disk on the thermostat, they leak, does the wafer expand when it gets hot, if you turn the adjustment clockwise you should hear it turn off, then turn counterclockwise it should heat and kick off,


With to thermostats are you sure it is wired correct, both need wire inline ,so either should turn it off......the reason sportsmans had back up ,was so when one wafer when bad the 2nd would turn it off.


wire goes from supply to first thermostat then to 2nd thermostat then to the heating unit.(the hot wire) guess both could be bad ,but that would be odd.

 

[rebel yell]

x2, the wafer has a hole in it & the eather has leaked out so it can not expand, thats what trigers the switch to cut off.

 

[cmom]

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I agree if the temp stays around 120 and you have adjusted the thermostat with no results then you probably need to replace it.

 

[cmom]

oops... Somehow I double posted, sorry.

 

[chixruleboysdrool]

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It was up to 120 until I turned it off.

 

[Chick1043]

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It was up to 120 until I turned it off.

lol I mean like 30 minutes? 2 hours? lol

 

[chixruleboysdrool]

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It was up to 120 until I turned it off.

lol I mean like 30 minutes? 2 hours? lol

It was about one day that it was 120:yiipchick

 

[Chick1043]

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lol I mean like 30 minutes? 2 hours? lol

It was about one day that it was 120:yiipchick

Ooh wow!! I'm no expert but I think that's too hot (like you know) for too long!! D:

 

[chixruleboysdrool]

thanks for all your help! I left the incubator open a crack and now it stays at 100!!

 

[Chick1043]

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Good!! I hope those chicks are alright!