New Brinsea EX 28 - Help please - High Room Temp Alarm

[Merci BeauCoop]

After a heartbreakingly low hatch rate on my first ever chicks, I decided I didn't want to go through that again. I just purchased a Brinsea EX 28 and am trying to stabilize it prior to setting my eggs on Monday. I keep getting a High Room Temp Alarm and the temperature inside the incubator is spiking. The room is no more than 70 - 71 degrees. It is not close to any heating vents nor is it in the sun. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

 

[Merci BeauCoop]

After a heartbreakingly low hatch rate on my first ever chicks, I decided I didn't want to go through that again. I just purchased a Brinsea EX 28 and am trying to stabilize it prior to setting my eggs on Monday. I keep getting a High Room Temp Alarm and the temperature inside the incubator is spiking. The room is no more than 70 - 71 degrees. It is not close to any heating vents nor is it in the sun. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

Any help would be REALLY appreciated

 

[jolenesdad]

The only thing that I can offer is how to do a hard reset, which solved the problems I was having earlier this week. I couldn’t find this info online but they’re helpful if you call... but won’t be open til Monday.

Hold down the OK button and unplug the unit while you’re still holding down the button plug it back in and keep holding OK and it will start beeping and then the temperature should display in Celsius… That is how you will know it has reset. Try that??

 

[Merci BeauCoop]

The only thing that I can offer is how to do a hard reset, which solved the problems I was having earlier this week. I couldn’t find this info online but they’re helpful if you call... but won’t be open til Monday.

Hold down the OK button and unplug the unit while you’re still holding down the button plug it back in and keep holding OK and it will start beeping and then the temperature should display in Celsius… That is how you will know it has reset. Try that??

Thank you SO much! I just tried that. I will let you know how it worked. So grateful for your help!

 

[jolenesdad]

 

[Merci BeauCoop]

Thank you so much Jolenesdad! I reset it last night and it seems to be working perfectly!

 

[Merci BeauCoop]

Thank you so much Jolenesdad! I reset it last night and it seems to be working perfectly!

Funny thing, I just changed it to Fahrenheit and got the high room temperature alarm again. I guess my incubator only works if it is set to Celsius.

 

[jolenesdad]

Grrrrr. But also yay! I wish they made that reset more known.

Do you have a secondary thermometer in there to watch it and make sure it doesn’t spike when it’s on Celsius?? I’d leave it there and call Monday morning.

 

[Merci BeauCoop]

Grrrrr. But also yay! I wish they made that reset more known.

Do you have a secondary thermometer in there to watch it and make sure it doesn’t spike when it’s on Celsius?? I’d leave it there and call Monday morning.

Good advice. I will do just that! Thanks again!

 

[Manhen]

Good advice. I will do just that! Thanks again!

It's been awhile, how did that turn out? I am testing mine now.