Urgent please help thermometers are inaccurate

[geecia1135]

Incubator at 99.5 inside thermometers I purchased separately are above 110 both of them

 

[Pyxis]

Is this a built in thermometer that's saying 99.5? Those are quite often inaccurate on the cheaper styrofoam incubators. I would trust the separately purchased ones, especially since they are agreeing. Have you calibrated any of these thermometers?

 

[geecia1135]

Is this a built in thermometer that's saying 99.5? Those are quite often inaccurate on the cheaper styrofoam incubators. I would trust the separately purchased ones, especially since they are agreeing. Have you calibrated any of these thermometers?

Hi thank you for replying I am in desperate need of some advice yes the built in is saying 99.5. I used the ice water method to calibrate one is a brooder thermometer and it read 34 degrees f and the other said 38 I did reasearch and it mentions it should lower to 32 in cold water am I wrong?

 

[cppeace]

Yes if you let the ice melt about halfway the thermometers should have said 32. They were off by 2 and 6 degrees so if the one reading 110 was the one at 38 your real temp is 104. That's still far too warm.

 

[geecia1135]

Yes if you let the ice melt about halfway the thermometers should have said 32. They were off by 2 and 6 degrees so if the one reading 110 was the one at 38 your real temp is 104. That's still far too warm.

Hello I did check them more then once and they stayed reading the same thing so what should I do next? Should I lower the built in incubators temp until the inside thermometers are at a stable 99.5?

 

[cppeace]

Well, the inside therms are still off. You'd want the one that read 38 to read at 105 to be truly be at 99ish.

 

[geecia1135]

Well, the inside therms are still off. You'd want the one that read 38 to read at 105 to be truly be at 99ish.

Right thank you so I should forget about the temp on the incubator and focus on the therm inside, I think I’m back to the same question Im sorry it’s my first time

 

[geecia1135]

Well, the inside therms are still off. You'd want the one that read 38 to read at 105 to be truly be at 99ish.

Right thank you so I should forget about the temp on the incubator and focus on the therm inside, I think I’m back to the same question Im sorry it’s my first time

 

[cppeace]

Yes, since you were able to ice bath test the thermometers those should be more trusted.

 

[geecia1135]

Yes, since you were able to ice bath test the thermometers those should be more trusted.

Yes, since you were able to ice bath test the thermometers those should be more trusted.

I didn’t mention on of the thermometers is a brooder thermometer does that make a difference if I use it in the incubator ?