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[aart]

Here is something I noticed with the IncuView. My house is roughly in the 69°-70° range sometimes hitting 72°.
I had the IncuView set for a room temp range of 70°-80°. I had a 1.2° temp offset to calibrate the unit temp gauge to read correctly. I changed setting to room temp of 65°-70°. Now my temp offset is down to .5° to calibrate unit gauge. Conclusion being if your having to set a high temp offset to have the unit gauge read correctly maybe you have the room temp set wrong. Anyone else experience this? Yes I am making minor adjustments with eggs in and also monitoring very closely.

That temp offset setting is tricky...I never got it quite right.
Change only one thing at a time, then wait at least 2 hours for it to stabilize.
All incubators work best in a room with a stable temp of 70-80.

 

[RoosterML]

That temp offset setting is tricky...I never got it quite right.
Change only one thing at a time, then wait at least 2 hours for it to stabilize.
All incubators work best in a room with a stable temp of 70-80.

I would think most people keep there house at 70° puts you right on the edge of each setting.
Unfortunately with a wood furnace is tough to keep an exact constant heat. Always a peak and then a low.

 

[WVduckchick]

I would think most people keep there house at 70° puts you right on the edge of each setting.
Unfortunately with a wood furnace is tough to keep an exact constant heat. Always a peak and then a low.

I think the incubator that you chose will have less issue with minor home fluctuations. Cheap and poorly made ones have to work harder to maintain proper temps in a fluctuating environment, which is why I think so many fail, especially at this time of year. Jmho.

 

[aart]

I think the incubator that you chose will have less issue with minor home fluctuations. Cheap and poorly made ones have to work harder to maintain proper temps in a fluctuating environment, which is why I think so many fail, especially at this time of year. Jmho.

Because the Incuview so thin walled, it does do better with steady room temps.
The foam base he added should help, but still.

 

[RoosterML]

Cheap and poorly made ones have to work harder to maintain proper temps in a fluctuating environment,

To be honest I don't see this thin walled plastic tub being worth the nearly $200 price tag. I am hoping all the money went into the controller/electronics because it's surely not in the case itself.

 

[aart]

To be honest I don't see this thin walled plastic tub being worth the nearly $200 price tag.

How much do you think it should cost?
Have you shopped other incubators to compare prices?
It's not bad for the price, IMO, every product has pros and cons.
What I like best about it is the big clear lid and non absorbent easy to clean/sanitize base.
Big improvements from the foamies I've used.

 

[aliciaplus3]

How much do you think it should cost?
Have you shopped other incubators to compare prices?
It's not bad for the price, IMO, every product has pros and cons.
What I like best about it is the big clear lid and non absorbent easy to clean/sanitize base.
Big improvements from the foamies I've used.

My Brinsea was 3x more money, and its a double wall plastic box.... with a heater, egg turner, and humidity pump...... oh wait I don't think that was the point. for a Good steady incubator that holds temp well most cost more....and the ones that cost less seem to be you know well.... less...... as in they don't hold temp well they don't last well, and they can be hard to operate. Aart is correct its not a bad incubator.

 

[RoosterML]

How much do you think it should cost?
Have you shopped other incubators to compare prices?

I don't know how thin or thick the plastic Chinese units are. I suspect not much different. I hope the money is all in the instruments. I would guess that is the advantage this unit has over the Chinese ones. I also really like the clear top but I would think it also makes it more difficult to hold temp. I just wish the turning tray and the base of the unit was thicker plastic. Heck they could have even put a spray coating around the unit to thicken it up. I am referring to a spray coating like you would have around a stainless steel kitchen sink.
It's all water under the bridge now. It's still alot of fun tinkering with it. One thing that gets me is why do I need an offset for the temperature. I would hope that at least that would be right on.

 

[WVduckchick]

I don't know how thin or thick the plastic Chinese units are. I suspect not much different. I hope the money is all in the instruments. I would guess that is the advantage this unit has over the Chinese ones. I also really like the clear top but I would think it also makes it more difficult to hold temp. I just wish the turning tray and the base of the unit was thicker plastic. Heck they could have even put a spray coating around the unit to thicken it up. I am referring to a spray coating like you would have around a stainless steel kitchen sink.
It's all water under the bridge now. It's still alot of fun tinkering with it. One thing that gets me is why do I need an offset for the temperature. I would hope that at least that would be right on.

I started with a Chinese one. It wasn’t toooo awful, the plastic was more flexible plastic, rubbery type. Not sure what you call it. Not the brittle kind. I added some thin insulation all over it. Worked pretty well until the heater and/or thermostat went out.

So I bought a Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance (had been used once in a classroom, found on Craigslist). Then I found another Octagon 20, Eco version, used on Facebook, so I bought it. Then another cheap styro to use as a hatcher for staggered hatches. Then a Nurture Right 360, which I now use as a hatcher (excellent viewing!). Hated that styro beast. And I got a new Brinsea Mini that I use as an ICU, the small unit.

Oh, and I also have a GQF cabinet that I haven’t even done a full hatch in....yet.

This is the old Chinese unit. This type of insulation might be useful for you too. It did pretty well.

This is the base, after I cut viewing windows in the sides

 

[aliciaplus3]

I started with a Chinese one. It wasn’t toooo awful, the plastic was more flexible plastic, rubbery type. Not sure what you call it. Not the brittle kind. I added some thin insulation all over it. Worked pretty well until the heater and/or thermostat went out.

So I bought a Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance (had been used once in a classroom, found on Craigslist). Then I found another Octagon 20, Eco version, used on Facebook, so I bought it. Then another cheap styro to use as a hatcher for staggered hatches. Then a Nurture Right 360, which I now use as a hatcher (excellent viewing!). Hated that styro beast. And I got a new Brinsea Mini that I use as an ICU, the small unit.

Oh, and I also have a GQF cabinet that I haven’t even done a full hatch in....yet.

This is the old Chinese unit. This type of insulation might be useful for you too. It did pretty well.
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This is the base, after I cut viewing windows in the sides
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The incuview is Way better than the cheap Chinese unit
...I also started with a similar Chinese incubator, and put up with the poor hatches, I wrapped mine in a cozy..... kind of like the old time tea cozy. It worked.... kind of..... but was unreliable and would cook eggs when it took an inkling.....so I upgraded to a brinsea ovation 56ex and just this last fall added the nurture rite 360 for hatching. I also played with a styrofoam bator for a couple months.... it's ok as a backup. Better than my cheap Chinese bator but not my first choice to use..... or even my second choice. I plan to get an incuview to expand my hatching potential. ... I have too many turkey eggs going right now there is no room for the Nn eggs lol