How to Calibrate the Thermometers ?
Each incubator comes with a laboratory high-grade mercury thermometer. These thermometers are very precise and we strongly advise that if you have a digital thermometer fitted to your machine, that you calibrate it to the same reading as the mercury thermometer. The thermometer fits into the bracket supplied on one of the turning trays and should be viewed straight on to see the blue mercury. Whenever cleaning the thermometer only use cold water. Digital thermometers have a far quicker reaction time to small changes in temperature than mercury thermometers. Once the desired temperature is established within the incubator (set by the mercury) calibrate the digital unit to the same reading if required. To calibrate simply remove the black plastic frame that surrounds the red plastic front, this comes off by mildly prying it with a knife or screwdriver, then remove the plastic front. Then simply use a screwdriver to turn the adjusting screw clockwise to turn the thermometer reading up or