Brand | GQF |
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Product Dimensions | 47.3"D x 47.3"W x 13.5"H |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Voltage | 110 Volts, 12 Volts |
Shape | Rectangular |
Control Type | Button Control |
Backlight | Yes |
Manufacturer | G.Q.F. MFG CO Inc. |
Part Number | 1588 |
Item Weight | 1.63 pounds |
Item model number | 1588 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Batteries Included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
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Brand | GQF |
Product Dimensions | 47.3"D x 47.3"W x 13.5"H |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Voltage | 110 Volts, 12 Volts |
Shape | Rectangular |
About this item
- Pre-set, adjustable ELECTRONIC thermostat – Highly accurat
- TURBO FAN for constant air circulation
- 12V DC / 110 Volt AC, 40.3 Watt (plugs into the 110V wall socket and converts to 12V DC for safety - Model 1729
- 12V Battery Power Adapter required to run directly off batteries
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ASIN | B01GWF7HGG |
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4.4 out of 5 stars |
Date First Available | December 18, 2008 |
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GQF Genesis Hova-Bator
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12 volts
110 volts
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Customers like the temperature control, quality, ease of use, and humidity of the hvac control thermostat. They mention that it manages the temperature for them, it's accurate, and it makes hatching super easy. Some are happy with size, and accuracy. That said, opinions are mixed on value and hatchability.
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Customers like the temperature control of the incubator. They mention that it manages the temperature for them, and the digital readout is accurate. They also appreciate the built-in thermometer and humidity gauge, which does not lie. Overall, customers are happy with the product's temperature control and ability to change it easily.
"...The 1588 has an electronic control that can be set to different temperatures, 100*f for chicken eggs, and your temp won't get above the set temp..." Read more
"...The temp maintains itself great and the humidity is super simple to control...." Read more
"...The included heat and humidity gauge DOES NOT LIE, so there is no need to buy an additional separate one!..." Read more
"...dining room averaging about 60 degreesF , this unit is maintaining a precise temp of 100F (and humidity currently holding at around 45%)...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the incubator. For example, they say it works well, has accurate temperature and humidity, and is a great tool for the hobby farm.
"It is not cheap but working great. You may need to use a few thermometers to be sure it is calibrated properly...." Read more
"...Egg turner fits great inside and my clutch of eggs is doing great. Will update when the chicks hatch...." Read more
"This is an excellent incubator. Worth every penny. We also use it to bring queen cells out to mating yards by plugging in to an inverter with the car" Read more
"...It definitely works, the chicks (and ducks) hatch just fine and I’ve been told it’s about the best you can get as far as hobby-level incubators...." Read more
Customers find the hvac control thermostat easy to use. They mention that the equipment is simple to setup, and it makes hatching super easy.
"...alike, its a great machine to learn the ropes in and its not complicated at all...." Read more
"...This unit is super easy to set up and get running...." Read more
"...I cannot say enough about this incubator. It's fantastically easy to use and reliable...." Read more
"...Best bator I have ever had! Literally plug in and walk away (except adding water). The temp was rock solid...." Read more
Customers like the humidity of the hvac control thermostat. They mention that it reads accurate humidity, and holds humidity and temperature extremely well.
"...Its also very easy to regulate the humidity inside, just add small amounts of water at a time...." Read more
"...The temp maintains itself great and the humidity is super simple to control...." Read more
"...Humidity is all about surface area and the tray makes maintaining humidity very easy...." Read more
"...The humidity was so easy to maintain between the two numbers recommended and when we went to lockdown it was also easy to kick up the humidity level..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the size of the incubator. They mention that it's great for beginners, has a large window, and is perfect for kids to view. The space is deeper, allowing for the newly hatched chicks to have plenty of room, and the egg turner fits great inside.
"...is a great concept, the controls are stupid simple, the huge window is awesome, it really is a great package... if GQF can fix their quality control..." Read more
"...Egg turner fits great inside and my clutch of eggs is doing great. Will update when the chicks hatch...." Read more
"...For a styrofoam unit the quality is very good and it has a huge window for viewing. Looks great !!! As of now I would buy again a 100 times over." Read more
"...you think about it foam is a really good insultator, and the huge window is awesome for being able to see what’s happening inside...." Read more
Customers generally like the accuracy of the hvac control thermostat. They mention it's very accurate, reliable, and does what it should do. Some say the quality and accuracy is fantastic, and it comes calibrated.
"...said, the LCD display and easy control panel are awesome and seem to be really accurate as well...." Read more
"...The humidity read out also updates every few seconds and also appears accurate.The negative.The thing is just a styrofoam box...." Read more
"...That sounds like the unit is doing what it should And the read out must be fairly accurate." Read more
"...It smelt bad and is not consistent. The humidity is vastly different from day to day. Water constantly pooled under it on my counter...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the hvac control thermostat. Some mention that it's a great buy, while others say that it is not cheap and the quality of the components is poor. Some say that the product has a weak body and is very delicate.
"...For a styrofoam unit the quality is very good and it has a huge window for viewing. Looks great !!! As of now I would buy again a 100 times over." Read more
"...Why pay $150? There are a few benefits.#1 Quality of the heating element and digital display is good. Set it and forget it...." Read more
"It is not cheap but working great. You may need to use a few thermometers to be sure it is calibrated properly...." Read more
"...the 20 eggs placed in the bator, 14 have hatched and appear to be healthy and viable chicks. I cannot say enough about this incubator...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the hatchability of the incubator. Some mention that it's a great way to hatch eggs without all the fuss, while others say that they cannot hatch in the turner. The product has a 95% hatch rate of fertile eggs, and the eggs are developing nicely. However, some customers say that the hatch rates were terrible and the incubator was off.
"...me and don't have time to babysit a 'bator all day, this is a great way to hatch eggs without all the fuss...." Read more
"...No it didn't lay the eggs or fertilize them but it did a great job hatching them BUY THIS INCUBATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Read more
"...Lost almost entire hatch. I contacted GQF and they immediately send me the replacement. I would certainly recommend this one" Read more
"...most important thing is that this incubator really works and chicks do hatch in it...." Read more
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Some of you may wonder, is a hunk of styrofoam really worth that cost when I can get one for fifty bucks at the farm store? The answer is YES , you get what you pay for and this incubator is SO much easier to work with than one of those cheapo bators. Reasons:
1-Heating The cheapo has a turn knob thermostat, meaning you have to run it for hours then adjust hotter/cooler, then wait hours again to see if you need to adjust it again. If you run it in an air conditioned room, the temp inside the bator will rise and fall with the room temp meaning you can breach the two degrees too high mark and kill all the embryos in the bator.
The 1588 has an electronic control that can be set to different temperatures, 100*f for chicken eggs, and your temp won't get above the set temp because the heat will auto turn off, so no dead embryos.
2-Humidity The cheapo is SO hard to add water to if you are incubating with a turner, the turner sits right over top of the water reservoir so you actually are pouring water right over the eggs.
The 1588 has the turner stationed to the side of the reservoir, so you wont splash the eggs when adding water. There are also multiple water channels so bumping up the humidity at hatch time is very easy.
So if you are looking for a great incubator on a budget, I definitely recommend the GQF Genesis 1588. You won't be sorry you spent the extra $ to get the good stuff.
That said, the LCD display and easy control panel are awesome and seem to be really accurate as well.
But, I like having it in the house, because I walk past it constantly going to and from the garage, so I usually catch and get to watch the little chicks as they hatch. Yes, much more exciting that watching paint dry, really.
Edit:
I wanted to edit my original post because basically one hatch afterwards, I got the dreaded 104.5 degree thermometer reading, fortunately the incubator was empty at the time as I was bringing it up for a new hatch, and decided to do a little investigating... well, no matter what you do at this point, unplug, etc there's no bringing it back, PLUS it's NOT the heater that's heating up the inside of the incubator, at least on mine, it was the frickin' thermostat/controller unit was hot to the touch, no joke! The heating element/fan was cool! Meanwhile, the internal temp of the incubator was hot enough that it pegged the reptile thermometer I put in it at 120F... not ideal for eggs. This is with NO power outages, or anything like that. I live in the desert, one of the most boring places in the country for power outages. We don't get them, or spikes, or anything else. This unit simply up and failed randomly during its initial warm-up, and apparently failed in a catastrophic manor for the controller itself to be warming up the inside of the incubator...
Now, I called GQF, they're a company in Georgia and talked to one of their tech folks who was very nice and had no problem replacing mine under warranty since I'd only had it a few months, and it was at my door less than a week later in AZ.
So far the new part, which is indeed a different design than the original with visually different components such as push buttons and such, is working flawlessly. I am about halfway through the first hatch cycle with it, and I'm watching it like a hawk. I have two other incubators running at the same time that I will disperse eggs to at the first sign of trouble, and the fact that I've already made this plan is troubling...
Honestly, you shouldn't have to be worried about your incubator outside of normal mother hen jitters.
I think the bottom line is, whether GQF will admit it or not, there's a problem with their product. Not all their products, I've got an ancient HovaBator that is a tank and will run forever, lol, and so do thousands of others, but I think that at least the 'production' Genesis controller/thermostat units have a defect in them that rears its ugly head sooner or later, ticking time bomb style. Obviously GQF has changed the part some since mine was produced as the new controller is at the very least visually different from the old one, and maybe they've fixed some of the internal problems too?
I think this is product is a great concept, the controls are stupid simple, the huge window is awesome, it really is a great package... if GQF can fix their quality control issues with the electronics, it'll totally be worth the cost of entry.
Edit 3/27/15:
Gotta love updated reviews right? So, the new updated controller part has worked flawlessly for the last almost 6 months of continuous use (knock on wood), original fan/heating element continues to perform as designed, and as a whole the product is doing what it was designed to do now that it has the updated controller. As such, I'm bumping my rating back up to 4 stars under the assumption that most if not all of these incubators being sold today have the updated design controller and are past the learning/debug curve of the original controller.
I really wish GQF would have done something more honorable about their product knowing there was a fault in the design, like send a message out to their distributors saying hey, if this thing breaks contact us and we'll swap out the controller free of charge with the new design. The folks that I talked to when I had mine replaced under warranty were great to talk to, friendly, seemed to really care... Just seems that a LOT of the negative press this little incubator has gotten would have been a lot less negative had GQF come out right away and told folks there was a problem and they were going to fix it.
I know, that solution doesn't make the most financially practical sense in the short term, but in the long run maybe it would have kept or brought in a lot of future customers?
In any case, I think it's safe to say if you buy one of these, it probably has the new style controller, and will probably hatch you out hundreds and hundreds of happy little chicks over its lifetime, and if I were looking to buy another incubator right now I'd probably pull the trigger on one of these again.
UPDATE: 4 of my eggs were infertile, (not the incubators fault), and 6 out of 8 hatched. The 8th chick was developed fully, but the egg was too small (again not the incubators fault). That's a great hatch rate and i already have 31 more eggs set! Very happy.
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I used it only twice then the third time I went to use it with expensive shipped eggs I noticed on day 4 of incubation that the heater and fan stopped working 😥 I do not have a backup incubator so I lost 40 beautiful eggs
I checked the heater and it overheated and the wires got so hot they melted the plastic tabs holding the wires in place 😥
So dissatisfied this was not an inexpensive incubator for me to purchase and to have to buy replacement parts for it after only two hatches makes me very unhappy
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2022
I used it only twice then the third time I went to use it with expensive shipped eggs I noticed on day 4 of incubation that the heater and fan stopped working 😥 I do not have a backup incubator so I lost 40 beautiful eggs
I checked the heater and it overheated and the wires got so hot they melted the plastic tabs holding the wires in place 😥
So dissatisfied this was not an inexpensive incubator for me to purchase and to have to buy replacement parts for it after only two hatches makes me very unhappy
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2021