MeowMixx1980
Hatching
- May 8, 2022
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I'm working on a mini fridge incubator conversion and I am a bit stumped on how to best proceed with adding ventilation. I saw how a gqf had the holes on the back l, looked like 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom, I believe 1 inch in diameter? My conundrum is the fact that while I was able to remove the majority of the fridge stuff like the compresser and such, I can't remove the coils without destroying this fridge evidently. No way to remove the plastic insert without ruining it, so the coils are still inside. If I were to do the same ventilation style on the side, would that still work, and would I do it to one or both sides?
I wanted to implement a false wall I believe it's called for ductwork, but the inside isn't as deep as I would like and again, with the coils in the way, cutting out holes and doing ductwork on the back is not feasible. How does this setup look to you? I am test running it now to see if I get it to temp and it holds. I have 2 fans, one in the back facing front ward, and one on the top facing downward near the front. I have a PTC heater in between. Temp in pics is not accurate since I had door open for a bit. May add a second heater on the bottom for more even heat exchange. If I do that, do I need to add another fan, and if so, where would be best?
Still need to add a humidity pan and such - any suggestions for a decent either diy or drawrler type thing to use to hold eggs? I will manually turn if necessary as I am not sure honestly how to do a diy turner, etc.
Pics below for reference of what I've done so far. Thanks so much!
I wanted to implement a false wall I believe it's called for ductwork, but the inside isn't as deep as I would like and again, with the coils in the way, cutting out holes and doing ductwork on the back is not feasible. How does this setup look to you? I am test running it now to see if I get it to temp and it holds. I have 2 fans, one in the back facing front ward, and one on the top facing downward near the front. I have a PTC heater in between. Temp in pics is not accurate since I had door open for a bit. May add a second heater on the bottom for more even heat exchange. If I do that, do I need to add another fan, and if so, where would be best?
Still need to add a humidity pan and such - any suggestions for a decent either diy or drawrler type thing to use to hold eggs? I will manually turn if necessary as I am not sure honestly how to do a diy turner, etc.
Pics below for reference of what I've done so far. Thanks so much!
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