Incubator that can Cool Too

[Reptil]

I guess i looking more for a mini fridge that can heat and cool to very high and low terms. The reason i want one that can cool is because my room usually get very hot in the summer. Midday it was 86 in my room and some times it hits 90, taking into consideration that my tanks are right next to the thermostat, but still my room gets very warm. I don't have a ac in my room only a fan, and well my mom doesn't want the bill to high from the ac so we just open the windows most of the time. My room is the hottest because its the smallest and right next to the kitchen. My pets love it but i hate it.

So what i was wondering was whats a good incubator that can take cold temperatures in the winter and cool it self in very warm temperatures in the Summer. I bought one of those mini fridge incubators and well, it failed very fast, so i gutted it and wanted to make my own but i don't know how to cool it, maybe i should just buy a new one.

Throw some ideas for DIY or some links to goods Incubators. Wouldn't mind the DIY route, epically since i don't want to spend to much Money.

Thanks
Chris

 

[Wowoklol]

http://www.google.com/products/cata...&sa=X&ei=LpYVTs-lNqnv0gGRmKVM&ved=0CDUQ8wIwAQ

http://www.bigappleherp.com/Accu-Temp-6000-Reptile-Incubator-Digital-Reptile-Incubator

There are a couple of similar design that may work for you.

 

[Reptil]

I had the same thing except it was silver and had a different name, thats the one i had that failed pretty fast. Maybe i got a defective one, but i was nervous about buying anther, because it did cost me around $80. Can you recommend it ?

 

[Reptil]

Well I was doing some research and came across some interesting information. First something i don't thing i mentioned. When my unit failed i opened it up to try and possibly fix it. I found this small little metal square like thing that was used as the heating and cooling element was broken. So i gutted it and was planing on making a DIY with the case. Also the unit had a large fan on the back and a small on the inside, it also had a switch that said it was quiet mode that just turned off the fans. I even remember it stating " Quiet mode can be used to reduce noise while not effecting performance" So the fans where pretty much useless. :main_huh:

So i did some research and found out that little unit that i found in my mini fridge that failed was called a "Pelteir Unit". It's a very cheap unit that costs anywhere from $5-12 Dollars and can be found online and places like ebay. It is often used for DIY projects and very cheap fridges, Talk about a $130-150 fridge, thankfully i found mine for $80. And to top it off the thermostat is literally 5-8 degrees off when used mine, so i can call this a Cheap unit. I don't know if the units by all these different sellers are indeed different or just the same cheap thing with a different name or color slapped on it. All i know is for 130-150 i could make a pretty Awesome mini fridge unit with about 5 of these "Pelteir units" 3 backups and a very accurate thermostat and humidity indicator build in, although it wouldn't look as Nice.

Not sure what I'm going to do from here, either make a DIY, or maybe just buy another, a lot of people use the "Pelteir unit" For projects for mini fridges and cooling computers down.

Theres my little rant and some information i found. I'm going to do a little more research now and see if i could find a better alternative to the "Pelteir unit" and do a pricing to see if a DIY unit would be better. I will keep the thread updated, and if i make a DIY i will start a new Thread. Right now i just don't know, kinda torn i could buy a different one, a new one or DIY. :main_huh:

Thanks
Chris