Incubator wafers

[Dirty Dozen]

Does anybody change the wafers on their incubators on a regular basis? I am using my bator now for the 3rd or 4th time. I'm afraid one day I'll go to use it and the wafer will be bad. Should I change it automatically? Thanx!

 

[nivtup]

They generally last a long time.

I would get a backup for the just in case value....

 

[Egghead_Jr]

It shouldn't ever break. It's a mechanical function based on metal expansion, that simply doesn't stop. If anything goes faulty it would be wiring which you can quickly rewire.

 

[rebel yell]

I have a waffer that came in a early mod. hovabator, probbely 18-20 years old & still works as good as a new one, they can get a hole in them & leak the gas out, when this happens it will not be able to trip the snap switch causing it to run constently, but they hardly ever go bad.