Question on HOVABATOR MODEL #1602N

[tobin123]

I just bought it and switch my eggs over to it,I was using my LG and have very good luck with it ,as long as set it up 3 or 5 days early but got good hatches with it .So any one ever use the 1602n model:cd

 

[tobin123]

it also is a still air that seems to be like the LG temps seem to move alotttttttt

 

[Intheswamp]

Remember that the environment that the incubator is located in has a lot to do with it's stability. If it is in a room where the temperature fluctuates often then the incubator will have a hard time maintaining a constant temperature inside. If the incubator isn't completely full of eggs and you have the room inside the incubator you could add a bottle of ~99F temperature water to act as a stabilizing "heat sink". A fan is highly recommended and will help to keep hotspots from forming within the incubator.

But, with wide temperature swings I'd look first at the environment that the incubator is located in. Once you get the environment stabilized you should have most of the battle won. Then, if the incubator keeps fluctuating drastically you may very well have a faulty thermostat.

Just some thoughts,
Best wishes,
Ed

 

[The Sheriff]

I hated my Hovabator 1602N just a tiny bit less than I hated my LG. And, I put fans in them! Used the $$ I got for them on Craigslist towards the purchase of a Brinsea Advance EX. Mama's happy.

 

[tobin123]

i do not know rignt now my LG is looking a little better the hova keep the humidty at 51 so i put them back in the LG where it stays at 35 so now i hope that the humidty at 50 did not kill them,i am on day4 so maybe i will get some luck and all will be fine,

 

[Noncentzter]

I'm using my 1602 for the first time...it has a fan added to it. It does require a lot of temperature attention! It's located in our kitchen, on the table, but we turn the heat down in the evening when we go to bed, so we have to adjust the heat. I was gone for a few days and my wife and daughter (24) took care of it...daughter stayed up all night to babysit it...I either need to move it to another room or get a different bator!

 

[tobin123]

i do agree i think that i will return it but not sure

 

[onthespot]

might want to keep it as a hatcher.