temp in my incubator at 102 degrees and can't get it to lower...

[erthymom2]

I too have the HovaBator 1602N model, borrowed this from a friend while I am waiting for a part for my March Roll-X incubator.
This one I borrowed does not have the face-plate that goes around the temp. dial, so turning the temp. dial is tricky...takes some monitoring and "guess-imating"
I've played with it now for two days to "get the hang of it" before I put any eggs into it.

I did make some modifications:
I put a compurer fan into it - very easy to do with the directions found in this site.
I added a styrofoam edge around where the top & bottom come together because this one had lots of little gaps in it.
I placed a thin clear plastic hose attached to a squeeze bottle so i could add itsy-bitsy amounts of water if necessary later.

 

[ginbart]

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Could you tell me where you found, how to put in the computer fan at? THANKS

 

[Wolf-Kim]

What kind of thermometer are you using? Your thermometer may be inaccurate. I was going through something similar and it turns out that my thermometers were all inaccurate. I went out and bought to digital probe thermometers(Accu-rite) from Lowes and I've been hatching like crazy since.

-Kim

 

[Calebs Acre]

I have been trying to set up my new incubator (first timer here) for the past day (Brower Top Hatch) and I have numbers all over the place. I have a small round thermometer and matching round hygrometer for reptiles inside and they read 99.5 degree and 50%. I have two probe thermometers and one reads 105 and the other 114. My probe hygrometer reads 23%.

I can't figure out which one to finally believe. I feel like putting 10 of each inside and then going with "majority rules". I have the goose eggs sitting in the carton, waiting, but this is pretty frustrating and I am not a scientist at all.

The little thermometer that Brower sent with the incubator read 110 when it came out of the box and is still there--110, sitting on my end table, so I guess that one doesn't work either.

I thought a reptile hygrometer (two new ones) would agree with each other more closely than 23 vs 50

 

[rroven]

I also have a hovabator 1602N but unlike the rest of you mine is barely reaching 99 in heat and my humidity is just now starting to come down. It was 87% and is down to 78 now after I took most of the water out. I have 12 Salmon Favorelle eggs in there since noon yesterday. Any advice on getting the temps up and the humidity down would be greatly appreciated. This is my first hatch and I am already overwhelmed. It's sort of like having a sick baby in the house and don't know what the matter is.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

You may have to take all the water out in the beginning. If the humidity where the bator is located is relatively high, that may be all you need. I have mine in my air-conditioned house where the temp is a constant 77 degrees and I have to add tons of water twice a day to keep it between 45 and 50% humidity...and that's in Florida!

You can get computer fans at Radio Shack for around $10.00. You'll also need a 12V (no, a smaller voltage won't work) adaptor. Cut off the small plug on the adaptor and strip the plastic off the end of the 2 wires. Do the same on the computer fan, wire them together and tape each one separately with electrical tape. Then you can tape them together for strength.

In my fan there are small holes in each corner. I placed it above the light bulb which is located directly over the water container and used toothpicks to hold it onto the side of the styrofoam incubator. Works like a charm and the chicks...if I ever get any...can't get to it.