Thermostats reading different temperatures

[WillowMoonWyandottes]

I’m not sure which temperature to trust, I have 2 Hovabator Genesis running at a set temp of 99.5 but my thermometer from incubator warehouse says it’s 101.5 sometimes higher in both incubators. I also have an eggometer from incubator warehouse which is also reading 101.5 or more in both. Should I turn the incubator down or just trust the incubator thermostat?

 

[Yardmom]

Can you calibrate or at least check the thermometer with ice water?

 

[WillowMoonWyandottes]

Can you calibrate or at least check the thermometer with ice water?

I’m not sure, here’s the link to both products https://incubatorwarehouse.com/incubator-remote-thermometer-hygrometer.html
https://incubatorwarehouse.com/eggometer.html

 

[Kiki]

Trust neither.
Go to Walmart and buy a few more thermometers and calibrate them.

 

[cmobley]

I use those thermometers mine are highly accurate id trust them over the bator gauges.

 

[WillowMoonWyandottes]

Trust neither.
Go to Walmart and buy a few more thermometers and calibrate them.

Which ones do you recommend from Walmart? And how do you calibrate them?

 

[cmobley]

To cal the ones you have seal each one in a container with a tablespoon of wet salt. Humidity should read 75 for temp I wrapped my probes in sandwich bags set in ice water. You'll have to do the same for the Walmart ones.

 

[WillowMoonWyandottes]

To cal the ones you have seal each one in a container with a tablespoon of wet salt. Humidity should read 75 for temp I wrapped my probes in sandwich bags set in ice water. You'll have to do the same for the Walmart ones.

Is there a certain amount of time I need to keep them in the container with salt and the ice water?

Edit: I looked it up and looks like the humidity is accurate and the temp settled to 32.2 in the ice water

 

[Kiki]

Is there a certain amount of time I need to keep them in the container with salt and the ice water?

Salt is for humidity gauges
Not thermometers.



Walmart sells different kinds or each.
I bought this at Walmart and salt tested it. The thermometer part can't be calibrated so I didn't calibrate that part. I calibrated a different thermometer.


https://www.neptunecigar.com/tips/h...ce a teaspoon of salt,some air inside as well.


https://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/04/04/how-to-calibrate-your-food-thermometer/

 

[Kiki]

Oops...this one from Walmart.
They have some in the fish tank supplies area too.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/AcuRite-...WKIQwjwCPGgbLPKPov4aAmY3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds