My new incubator

[Stockwell]

good Stuff Mykee....looks like a nicely built unit

Just as a tip for other builders.
I use and recommend ball bearing AC fans manufactured by NMB. I like the 3.15 inch square jobs, as they are easy to fit in even small incubators and only cost 21 bucks. I've had some in service 24/7/365 for over a decade....these things perform!

You can buy these fans by phone with a credit card from Newark Inone Electronics.
www.newarkinone.ca
Part numbers
3115FS-12W-B10-A00 22 CFM(Cubic feet per minute air flow)
3115FS-12W-B20-A00 27 CFM
3115FS-12W-B30-A00 32 CFM

For the smallest Hovabator size incubators under 2 cubic feet use the small 22CFM unit, which is only 6watts.
For over 3 cubic feet use the 32 CFM.(8.5w)
Low wattage fans like these are essential to avoid overheating your space with the fan watts.
I will occasionally use two fans for bigger or longer incubators.

The dimensions of Mykee's is ideal. Long and deep incubators generally perform better than tall ones, because heat rises, and tall incubators are very difficult to keep stable even with fans.
This is why I prefer to have a stack of individual units rather than one big tall one. Tall incubators are very handy and practical for stuffing in closets, but they will have temperature gradients with it always being hotter at the top.

PS.
the containers seen in my above pic, are baby snakes, not eggs.
I frequently use my incubators as a nursery for raising hold backs during the winter.
Incubators make good infermeries for sickies, and also thaw out rodents pretty quickly too...
I never unplug mine, they run all year round and generally always have something in them

[Tim_Cranwill]

Great info, Roy!

I built a "wet " incubator this year and have now converted it to a "dry" one. It occured to me, "why keep both the incubator AND the egg box humid?" Too much hassle...

Let us know how it works out for you Mykee. It looks nice!

[retic]

the fan in mykees unit is a 120 VAC 60Hz ball bearing fan that produces 32ft cubed/minute @ 12 watts, also i seal all the electronics wiring in galvanized boxes and painted with rust proof paint, and a totally sealed unit so if he wants to run 100% humidity he can. my personal unit i have is done the same way only smaller and what i do is put 2 hot water rubbermaids on the bottom on each side of heat tape to create humidity, but unit can also run dry just keep the rubbermaids with eggs moist to create your humidity, but i always have fan on regardless just to circulate the air better in a circular motion around unit

[Capital Dragons]

I just finished my latest incubator last month and I love it. However the humidity seams way to high. I keep all my eggs in rubber maid containers and I use to control humidity levels with the media I use. I was using Hovabators before. My incubator now is 3ft tall by 3ft long and 2ft deep. All melamine. I’m using a Helix thermostat with four 60watt bulbs. No standing water.

The only thing I’m thinking of is that I don’t have any ventilation holes or vents. I assumed the door gaps would be enough for air exchange. However they are quite tight. If vents are needed where should they go. I’m thinking of putting on the top left and right side if they are necessary. I’ll try to get some pic’s soon. Thanks in advance…