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VettekLisa is correct...the probe only measures temperature. To measure humidity the unit/case itself has to be in the environment that you desire to measure.
To check the thermometer you need a "standard" to go by...a medical thermometer would work. Start up your incubator and place the med thermometer in a lukewarm glass of water and set that inside the incubator. Place your digital unit inside the incubator along with any other thermometer that you are curious about. If you have a water wiggler you could place the probe inside of it. If you don't have a water wiggler you could simply drop the probe inside the glass of water with the medical thermometer...the probe should be waterproof being as it's made to be outdoors in the elements.
Let the incubator run for 24 hours to let it and everything inside stabilize in regards to temperature. If your incubator has a window, note the digital readings before you take the lid off. Pick up the glass with the medical thermometer in it and check the reading. Compare this reading with the one's that you took from the digital unit. If the medical thermometer reads 5 degrees warmer than the digital unit then add 5 degrees to the reading of the digital unit...if the medical thermometer reads less than the digital unit then subtract that number of degrees to the digital unit.
I'm still a little skeptical of these inexpensive digital thermometers, but I do believe that the Accurite w/probe that I have is the more accurate and consistent one in regards to temperature.
If you're wondering what a "water wiggler" is, it is one of those toys that looks like it's made of thick balloon material and is filled with water. It's built into a "tube shape" having an open center...when you hold it in your hand it's hard to hold onto. Placing the probe inside of the "tube" simulates measuring the temperature inside of an egg.
To check the accuracy of the hygrometer put 1/2 cup of salt into a coffee cup along with about 1/4 cup of water and stir well to wet the salt thoroughly....use just enough of water to *barely* cover the top of the salt once stirred. Place the cup of salt mixture into a ziplock bag along with the thermometer unit. Let it sit for 24 hours and the resulting humidity reading *should* show 75%....like the temperature, if it reads something like 68% then add 7% to the reading to make it come up to 75%....if it reads 78% then subtract 3%, etc., etc.,.
I'm a newbie to all of this, but hopefully I haven't erred in describing any of this to you. If I did I feel sure someone will straighten me out.
Best wishes!
Ed
VettekLisa is correct...the probe only measures temperature. To measure humidity the unit/case itself has to be in the environment that you desire to measure.
To check the thermometer you need a "standard" to go by...a medical thermometer would work. Start up your incubator and place the med thermometer in a lukewarm glass of water and set that inside the incubator. Place your digital unit inside the incubator along with any other thermometer that you are curious about. If you have a water wiggler you could place the probe inside of it. If you don't have a water wiggler you could simply drop the probe inside the glass of water with the medical thermometer...the probe should be waterproof being as it's made to be outdoors in the elements.
Let the incubator run for 24 hours to let it and everything inside stabilize in regards to temperature. If your incubator has a window, note the digital readings before you take the lid off. Pick up the glass with the medical thermometer in it and check the reading. Compare this reading with the one's that you took from the digital unit. If the medical thermometer reads 5 degrees warmer than the digital unit then add 5 degrees to the reading of the digital unit...if the medical thermometer reads less than the digital unit then subtract that number of degrees to the digital unit.
I'm still a little skeptical of these inexpensive digital thermometers, but I do believe that the Accurite w/probe that I have is the more accurate and consistent one in regards to temperature.
If you're wondering what a "water wiggler" is, it is one of those toys that looks like it's made of thick balloon material and is filled with water. It's built into a "tube shape" having an open center...when you hold it in your hand it's hard to hold onto. Placing the probe inside of the "tube" simulates measuring the temperature inside of an egg.
To check the accuracy of the hygrometer put 1/2 cup of salt into a coffee cup along with about 1/4 cup of water and stir well to wet the salt thoroughly....use just enough of water to *barely* cover the top of the salt once stirred. Place the cup of salt mixture into a ziplock bag along with the thermometer unit. Let it sit for 24 hours and the resulting humidity reading *should* show 75%....like the temperature, if it reads something like 68% then add 7% to the reading to make it come up to 75%....if it reads 78% then subtract 3%, etc., etc.,.
I'm a newbie to all of this, but hopefully I haven't erred in describing any of this to you. If I did I feel sure someone will straighten me out.
Best wishes!
Ed
