wafer thermostat vs. pre set electronic thermostat

[chicken5432]

i am making a cabinet incubator with the same dimensions as the sportsmans incubators so what would you all use
would it be the wafer thermostat or the pre set electronic thermostat i heard people get better hatches with the wafer thermostat
and that the temp can be incrimented better what are your all opinions

 

[ChickenCop]

Mine has both actually. Mainly ran by the electronic thermostat, however its not pre-set. I have to dial it in to a specific temp im wanting but extremely accurate. Again I have the wafer thermostat as well just in case something would happen to the electronic one in the middle of a incubation.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

I have a Dickey with the same set up as ChickenCop. Adjustable electronic thermostat and a wafer as a backup in case the first one fails.

.....Alan.

 

[johnham]

I just built my own incubator and I used the adjustable 10 turn electronic thermostat from GQF. It works fine and I am able to adjust the temperature wherever I want it. I much prefer this one over the pre-set temperature one. Georgia Quail Farm sells both.

 

[nittanyxi]

Well, let me start this by saying I don't know anything. I'm on my first hatch and I'm not even 1 week in.
I have a hovabator with wafer thermostat and never in a million years would I get another one or any incubator that is regulated by a wafer thermostat. I find it very hard to regulate and it has wide temp fluxuations even when the ambient temp of the room the incubator is housed in does not change very much.