Temps off???

[MandaRae]

Janoel12
I just had a good Hatch with this on 5/6/20 i cleaned it and set it aside now I ran this incubator 24 hours in prep for today and it was fine now that I put the eggs in the temps are off for some reason. I have two separate humidity and temperature gauges inside the incubator seperate from the one that that is built in.

The Incubator is reading 38C but my hygrometers are saying 94F

Any ideas!?

 

[SueT]

I have a Janoel 12. I set it at 37.5. After 2 cheap digital thermometers gave unbelievably higher and lower readings, I got a IncuTherm thermometer/hygrometer, from Incubator Warehouse, which claims it is one of the most accurate. "The IncuTherm Series has been factory calibrated to be accurate to within +/- 1°F (0.5°C) in the incubation temperature ranges. " I placed it in the incubator where I could easily see it. It showed that the Janoel was holding the temp just fine. And I had a successful hatch last week. I paid about $16, and feel it was well worth it.

 

[MandaRae]

I have a Janoel 12. I set it at 37.5. After 2 cheap digital thermometers gave unbelievably higher and lower readings, I got a IncuTherm thermometer/hygrometer, from Incubator Warehouse, which claims it is one of the most accurate. "The IncuTherm Series has been factory calibrated to be accurate to within +/- 1°F (0.5°C) in the incubation temperature ranges. " I placed it in the incubator where I could easily see it. It showed that the Janoel was holding the temp just fine. And I had a successful hatch last week. I paid about $16, and feel it was well worth it.

I just figured out the settings and now the 2 are reading different from each other

 

[ChickNanny13]

Did you let the incubator run a few days before adding eggs?

 

[SueT]

The temp shown on the incubator is what it is set at. I understand that it is not showing the actual temp unless it is flashing to show it is too low. Just because a thermometer is digital doesn't mean it is accurate. I was in the same boat until I got a good thermometer.

 

[MandaRae]

The temp shown on the incubator is what it is set at. I understand that it is not showing the actual temp unless it is flashing to show it is too low. Just because a thermometer is digital doesn't mean it is accurate. I was in the same boat until I got a good thermometer.

I get being 1 or 2 degrees off but they were 5-7 degrees off!