DIY incubator?

Posted by james on October 24, 2009, 12:08 pm

I keep my house temperature low to save money. However, fruits take longer
to ripen, so I'm going to make an incubator to put the fruits in.

It's really simple. I need these parts:

(1) line-voltage digital thermostat
(2) a box with a glass window
(3) heat lamp or light bulb

Basically this would be hooked up as if it is a baseboard heater in a room
except the heater is a light bulb and the room is a box with a see through
panel.

Can anyone think of an even simpler or better design?

Posted by norminn@earthlink.net on October 24, 2009, 1:41 pm

james wrote:

> I keep my house temperature low to save money. However, fruits take
> longer to ripen, so I'm going to make an incubator to put the fruits in.
>
> It's really simple. I need these parts:
>
> (1) line-voltage digital thermostat
> (2) a box with a glass window
> (3) heat lamp or light bulb
>
> Basically this would be hooked up as if it is a baseboard heater in a
> room except the heater is a light bulb and the room is a box with a see
> through panel.
>
> Can anyone think of an even simpler or better design?

Window sill of sunny window?

Posted by Mark on October 25, 2009, 11:00 pm

That's one cold house if you keep it that cold that fruit doesn't ripen!

If you are only talking a box about the size of a breadbox, I'd start out
with a very small bulb, a 4 watt nightlight would probably give more heat
than needed.

>I keep my house temperature low to save money. However, fruits take longer
>to ripen, so I'm going to make an incubator to put the fruits in.
> It's really simple. I need these parts:
> (1) line-voltage digital thermostat
> (2) a box with a glass window
> (3) heat lamp or light bulb
> Basically this would be hooked up as if it is a baseboard heater in a room
> except the heater is a light bulb and the room is a box with a see through
> panel.
> Can anyone think of an even simpler or better design?