- Oct 9, 2010
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I have a homemade forced air incubator, and I'm having problems measuring the temp.
I have two thermometers, both placed at the same level as the eggs, one with a regular tip, the other inside a dummy egg filled with water.
The regular one reads ~96.26F, the dummy egg thermometer reads ~104F. This values are so different that it makes me crazy. (I tested both with regular tips before and they were reading equal values in several different situations.)
Any idea of what's going on? And how can I solve the problem? The dummy egg is a water balloon filled at the size of an egg.
P.S.-> (96.26+104)/2=100.22F
I have two thermometers, both placed at the same level as the eggs, one with a regular tip, the other inside a dummy egg filled with water.
The regular one reads ~96.26F, the dummy egg thermometer reads ~104F. This values are so different that it makes me crazy. (I tested both with regular tips before and they were reading equal values in several different situations.)
Any idea of what's going on? And how can I solve the problem? The dummy egg is a water balloon filled at the size of an egg.
P.S.-> (96.26+104)/2=100.22F