Lowering Humidity

[Elana DeBolt]

I'm running my "Mini 7 Eggs Digital Incubator Temperature Control Chicken Duck Goose Egg Incubator Automatic Egg Incubator" dry but the RH is 50%. Is there any way I can get it down it 30% RH? Would putting a soda lid with rise in it help absorb some of the humidity?

 

[PD-Riverman]

Have you checked the meter with another good working meter? Have you checked the humidity in the room its in? Rice will bring it down for a while----not sure how much a drink cap will bring it down?

 

[Elana DeBolt]

Yes, i did the salt test and my meter is off by 11%, and because i can calibrate it i just add 11% on what it show. I'm getting a digital one very soon so it's more correct.. The RH of the room is about 35% to 40%, and its the only room that i can keep the eggs in. And thank you i will try the rice and add more or less when needed. I'm glade i got a response so quick, thanks

 

[PD-Riverman]

Yes, i did the salt test and my meter is off by 11%, and because i can calibrate it i just add 11% on what it show. I'm getting a digital one very soon so it's more correct.. The RH of the room is about 35% to 40%, and its the only room that i can keep the eggs in. And thank you i will try the rice and add more or less when needed. I'm glade i got a response so quick, thanks

So you are saying---now that if it reads 39%, you add the 11% which makes it 50%? Are you using this same meter to check your room humidity?

 

[Elana DeBolt]

So you are saying---now that if it reads 39%, you add the 11% which makes it 50%? Are you using this same meter to check your room humidity?

Yes, and yes. I was using two but they showed different readings so now I'm using one. When it's in the incubator it reads 50% to 60% which is really 60% to 70% and when it's out of the incubator it reads 20% to 30% which is really 30% to 40%.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Yes, and yes. I was using two but they showed different readings so now I'm using one. When it's in the incubator it reads 50% to 60% which is really 60% to 70% and when it's out of the incubator it reads 20% to 30% which is really 30% to 40%.

Well hurry up and get another meter---LOL, to many variables with this--well I do not even want to guess why it is so high without water??

 

[Elana DeBolt]

Well hurry up and get another meter---LOL, to many variables with this--well I do not even want to guess why it is so high without water??

Lol Ikr, thankfully a new one is coming tomorrow.