Octagon autoturn cradle
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I paid full price from the Brinsea site and feel that it was not worth it. Working now with the incubator empty, but making a clicking sound, so not sure if it will function with a load of eggs. I took it apart to try and find what was broken, but everything looks okay. 3.2 If using without the autoturn cradle place the incubator upright on a flat level surface. No overloading or forcing and it still stopped working. I was super careful with the cradle as many have posted that they break easily. Since the whole thing is in the turning cradle, this means removing it and putting it back on sometimes when it is tilted sideways and then maneuvering it back on without damaging the cradle. To get to the water slots the egg tray needs to be removed.
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You have to take it apart and try to wipe it down without disturbing all the works inside, no easy task. I moved the remaining eggs to a styrofoam incubator for hatching and it went okay, but the whole point of a Brinsea was the easy cleanup.Ĭleaning the top is a nightmare. Got it adjusted, but when lockdown came and the humidity went up the temperature started to fluctuate again and when chicks started hatching the temperature swings got really bad. 3.4 Remove the lid and place it where it can not be splashed by water. The temperature was stable until the eggs went in, then it was all over the place. 3.3 If using without the Autoturn cradle place the incubator upright on a flat level surface. I cleaned it and stored it and the next year is when things started going bad, after the warranty was up, of course. The first few hatches everything worked great.