Incuview Incubator

[hillhouse25]

Agrees....but:

@Storybook Farm
 Testing a hygrometer is easy-peasy no guessing..tho still have to note the difference for later readings.

Hygrometers can be tested by putting 1/2 cup salt and 1/4 cup water in a dish or jar and mixing it to a slurry.
Put the salt slurry jar and the hygrometer next to each other in a large sealed plastic bag.
After 8-12 hours the hygrometer should read 75%... note any differences and you're set.

the hygrometer is built in in the incuview. I find mine is off too and always use a second inside.

 

[aart]

Quote: So you get a second hygrometer, test it, then put it in the bator to compare to the built in one.

 

[hillhouse25]

Yes. I always use a backup thermometer and hygrometer anyways. Always have. It wouldn't matter what incubator I'm using.

 

[PD-Riverman]

It's interesting: all we did was to raise the heat up from 64 to 71 in our bedroom and the incubator has remained stable for the last 48 hours.

I've also figured out how to add water to the incubator, and have been holding the humidity at 40 - 45%. What is the optimal humidity percentage to shoot for when you first set your eggs? Is it 20% to 30%?

You stated if I remember correctly the inside was 95 degrees when your room was 64-----when you raised the room temp to 71 it started staying steady-----you raised the room 5 degrees, which is about what the incubator was low. Your incubator does not have enough heat/heater in it to keep the incubator 100 in a 64 degree room! Now your electric bill will be higher because of having to keep the room heat higher.. There is several ways to keep the heat in the incubator up with the room at 64 if you wanted to do something to do that. The simpliest being you stated you only have that one vent hole on the top is to get a blanket to lay over the incubator to hold the heat in better----I would cut a hole in the blanket where the controls and the vent are not covered---bet you can drop the room heat back down some then. You could just use 4 towels so you do not have to cut a hole in your blanket.

As Far as humidity-----I like to stay around 35% for the first 18 days, But I do not know how your humidity meter works----it could be right or way off!! Your incubator has several places for water which is good---fill the smaller one---if you want a higher humidity fill the next size too----if it gets to high then do not add more water to the smaller on----just the next size-----you learn which ones to add water to to get your humidity where you want it. Good Luck

 

[hillhouse25]

You stated if I remember correctly the inside was 95 degrees when your room was 64-----when you raised the room temp to 71 it started staying steady-----you raised the room 5 degrees, which is about what the incubator was low. Your incubator does not have enough heat/heater in it to keep the incubator 100 in a 64 degree room! Now your electric bill will be higher because of having to keep the room heat higher.. There is several ways to keep the heat in the incubator up with the room at 64 if you wanted to do something to do that. The simpliest being you stated you only have that one vent hole on the top is to get a blanket to lay over the incubator to hold the heat in better----I would cut a hole in the blanket where the controls and the vent are not covered---bet you can drop the room heat back down some then. You could just use 4 towels so you do not have to cut a hole in your blanket.

As Far as humidity-----I like to stay around 35% for the first 18 days, But I do not know how your humidity meter works----it could be right or way off!! Your incubator has several places for water which is good---fill the smaller one---if you want a higher humidity fill the next size too----if it gets to high then do not add more water to the smaller on----just the next size-----you learn which ones to add water to to get your humidity where you want it. Good Luck

the incuview can be calibrated for different room temps as well. I believe it was stated on earlier post. I think people often overlook that feature. Instructions are on back page of manual.

 

[PD-Riverman]

the incuview can be calibrated for different room temps as well. I believe it was stated on earlier post. I think people often overlook that feature. Instructions are on back page of manual.

I seen/know that. If she said the heater was at 85/90% I would have suggested she check that. She said the heater was at 100%----if its running 100%---its doing/heating All it will do. If its 4/5 degrees low in the incubator---it can not keep up in the cold room----but I hope the original poster does check the calibration part.

 

[Storybook Farm]

I seen/know that. If she said the heater was at 85/90% I would have suggested she check that. She said the heater was at 10
0%----if its running 100%---its doing/heating All it will do. If its 4/5 degrees low in the incubator---it can not keep up in the cold room----but I hope the original poster does check the calibration part.

Right; PD. I took your point. Since we spend a lot of time in our bedroom, it's not a financial or comfort hardship for us to raise the ambient temps in there. We are having a severe cold snap right now which is why it got down to 64 the first night we had the 'bator going; normally we keep the room at 68 at nights and 70 in the day, so it wasn't a hardship for us. MY point was that the manual for the Incuview states that it performs well at ambient air temps of 70+ and I'm confirming that for this group from my own experience: as soon as we raised the AI temp to 70-71, the Incuview stabilized beautifully. I also want to state that it's on a towel, but not with a towel wrapped around it or anything.

 

[Storybook Farm]

Calibrations:

1. I tested the thermometer that I knew that I could submerge in water. It's a Taylor digital indoor/outdoor that we've used in our fish tank for two years. I was surprised to see it ran about 1.5 degrees high. SO good, because I thought that the Incuview was wrong, not the thermometer.

2. When I bought my incubators, I also bought this temperature/hygrometer. I still need to calibrate/test it. I was waiting to call IW to see if the probe could be submerged, which it can't: FYI. Also FYI: the probe doesn't fit through the vent hole, so it wasn't the best match for the Incuview, but I've snaked it under the lid and the lid still seats well enough to hold temp/humidity just fine for the last 48 hours.

Thanks for the hygrometer calibration advice! I'll probably do that today!

 

[PD-Riverman]

Right; PD. I took your point. Since we spend a lot of time in our bedroom, it's not a financial or comfort hardship for us to raise the ambient temps in there. We are having a severe cold snap right now which is why it got down to 64 the first night we had the 'bator going; normally we keep the room at 68 at nights and 70 in the day, so it wasn't a hardship for us. MY point was that the manual for the Incuview states that it performs well at ambient air temps of 70+ and I'm confirming that for this group from my own experience: as soon as we raised the AI temp to 70-71, the Incuview stabilized beautifully. I also want to state that it's on a towel, but not with a towel wrapped around it or anything.

This post was not aimed for you, someone else said you could calibrate it for a colder room----I was telling them if it was running 100% on the heater---its doing all it can do. I am glad you are getting it figured out.

The towel on the bottom does not help to hold heat in----the towels draped across it would act like insulation. Good Luck!

 

[PD-Riverman]

Calibrations:

1. I tested the thermometer that I knew that I could submerge in water. It's a Taylor digital indoor/outdoor that we've used in our fish tank for two years. I was surprised to see it ran about 1.5 degrees high. SO good, because I thought that the Incuview was wrong, not the thermometer.

2. When I bought my incubators, I also bought this temperature/hygrometer. I still need to calibrate/test it. I was waiting to call IW to see if the probe could be submerged, which it can't: FYI. Also FYI: the probe doesn't fit through the vent hole, so it wasn't the best match for the Incuview, but I've snaked it under the lid and the lid still seats well enough to hold temp/humidity just fine for the last 48 hours.

Thanks for the hygrometer calibration advice! I'll probably do that today!

I am curious why you would be thinking about submerging the probe(re-read-----probably for comparing to another one)??? I have one like this and got several like it without the wire probe. I like them. I would either enlarge the vent hole so this would go through or knotch the lip where the top sits down tight----not held up by the wire. Just my opinion!

In my opinion----if you are checking/comparing----do so at 100 degree's not 32 degree's or 220 degree's---could be off with each other on the high's or lows---compare where they will be staying at-----app 100 degree's.