Why is my incubator temp climbing?

[A-Texas-Man]

I have the Genesis 1588 too. I would leave the settings the way they are and see how the hatch goes. According to the instructions, that is the recommended setting for most bird eggs. You should begin your incubation at this setting and make further adjustments after the first hatch, only if eggs do not hatch in the expected number of days.
When either the up or the down arrow is pressed the SET TEMP is displayed. If the arrow button is pressed longer than 5 seconds, the SET TEMP will begin to change. This temperature will move by tenths of a degree. Increasing with the up arrow and decreasing with the down arrow.
If the indicator light fails to cycle on and off after the set temperature is reached, re-toggle the rocker switch that sets the temperature as it may have become unlocked. If after completing one or two hatches you feel it necessary to slightly change the temperature, follow directions above or call GQF for technical assistance. The quality of hatch may be the best indicator as to the temperature setting after considering other factors that can affect the hatch.

On my first try with this incubator I only got 1 out of 20 eggs to hatch. I bought my unit from Cutler Supply and on the sale page it says:

"This circulated air Hova-Bator comes with a thermometer, plastic bottom liner and regulates itself in the 99.5 degree F range, with built in sensors that prevent the "burn up" of eggs."

But the instruction manual for the 1588 says: "The No. 1588 Hova-Bator incubator is preset at the factory for about 100F to 100.5F".

Anyway, my unit does not have a display or an up and down arrow. It just has eight switches. I opened it up and switch number 4 was turned on. I turned it off and turned switch 3 on. I will watch and see how it goes.

 

[seminolewind]

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This is what happens when Chinese is translated to English

On a serious note, the Hova 1588 was upgraded to a non toggle system with adjustments right on the front of the bator. If you just bought yours, did you buy the older model on purpose?

 

[A-Texas-Man]

This is what happens when Chinese is translated to English

On a serious note, the Hova 1588 was upgraded to a non toggle system with adjustments right on the front of the bator. If you just bought yours, did you buy the older model on purpose?

No, I did not buy the older model on purpose. This my first incubator ever and I had no idea there was a newer model. I bought mine less then a month ago from a link someone provided me on this forum. One would think that if they added upgrades that they would change the model number to avoid confusion, but that's the Chinese for you again. Kind of makes me upset that I could have had a better model, but what really matter is if it hatches eggs, and when it comes to technology, newer does not always equal better.

Anyway, the temp has dropped to below 100 after I made the toggle change to number 3. It is at 99.8 right now. I guess that is acceptable. Thanks for the help.

 

[angusb]

I agree that it's annoying that Hovabator didn't change the model number to indicate the change in these incubators. I was comparing prices on the 1588 until I realized that many people still have the old stock (no digital temp display), while others have the newer model with a digital temperature and humidity readout. They should have called it the 1588X or something to make it clear.

 

[A-Texas-Man]

I agree that it's annoying that Hovabator didn't change the model number to indicate the change in these incubators. I was comparing prices on the 1588 until I realized that many people still have the old stock (no digital temp display), while others have the newer model with a digital temperature and humidity readout. They should have called it the 1588X or something to make it clear.

What a novel idea. let's build a thermometer and hydrometer into an incubator! Wonder why they never thought of that one before? It's like when USPS came out with no lick stamps, they made it out like it was a huge deal. One would have thought that they actually invented the sticker! LOL!

I sure wish I knew that the 1588 came with a build in thermometer, hydrometer and digital display before I paid $150 for this old model without all those things. Somebody laughed all the way to the bank, and it wasn't me.

I bought an additional digital hydrometer thermometer to check my other ones with. So now I have three thermometers (2 digital & 1 analog), and two hydrometers inside my incubator. Inside the room where the incubator is I have two digital thermostatically controlled outlets that turn the space heater on at 66 degrees and the Window A/C unit on at 68 degrees and one hydrostatically controlled humidifier with digital display. All to try to hatch some eggs. The problem is that not one single device measures anything same. They are all 2 to 5 degrees or percent off of each other. I did not trust my new hydrometer so put it to the salt test. It is 5% off. Is there no dedication to precision and excellence anywhere in the tech industry anymore?

 

[A-Texas-Man]

Okay, I am starting to think my incubator is defective. The temp started climbing again. My 1588 came preset with switch 4 up. It was okay and stayed at 99.5 for two days and then it started climbing shortly after put the eggs in. It got up to 101 degrees and was still going up, so I set it to switch number 3. It was okay for a day, but it started to climb slowly and got back up to 101. I have now lowered it to number 2 and it is currently at 100 degrees. Some suggested that the eggs developing can cause some extra heat, but that should not effect anything if the thermostat is working right. I don't understand what is going on. If the heat continues to rise I can only adjust it down one more time and then I am stuck. Do you think my 1588 is defective?

 

[A-Texas-Man]

I think I figured it out. My egg turner is loaded to full capacity (42 eggs) and I think it is causing the motor to heat up hotter then normal. I touched the turner motor and it was very hot. I think the motor is what is causing my slow heat rise, but don't know what to do to stop it.