XM-18D incubator controller
The brain of the machine. It shows and sets temperature and humidity, with a breaker and fan and light switches built into the panel. Fit one when the display is dead, wrong or flickering.
Ksh 8,000 Call to order
Repairs and spares
Repairs & Spare Parts
Most suppliers stop returning your calls once you've paid. We don't. A broken incubator is stressful mid-hatch, and we treat it that way.
Spare parts we stock
Photos show the actual parts. Prices are current shop prices. Call to confirm stock before you travel, and bring the old part (or send a photo) so we can match it exactly.
XM-18 controller with probes
Four-screen XM-18 controller supplied with its temperature probe and humidity sensor. The usual replacement when a controller or its sensors have failed.
Ksh 6,000 Call to order
Temperature and humidity sensor
A stainless temperature probe plus a humidity sensor module on cables. If the reading is stuck, jumps around or disagrees with a second thermometer, check this part first.
Ksh 2,500 Call to order
Egg-turning motor (60KTYZ)
Geared synchronous motor, 220-240V, 50Hz, 14W, 2.5 rpm. It slowly drives the egg-turning mechanism. Replace it when the tray stops turning or the motor hums without moving.
Ksh 2,500 Call to order
Limit switch (pair)
LXW5-11N1 limit switches with a lever arm, sold as a pair. They signal the end of each tilt of the egg tray so the motor stops and reverses. A worn switch can leave the tray stuck or turning the wrong way.
Ksh 1,500 Call to order
Temperature heater (ring element)
Ring-shaped heating tube that warms the air in the chamber. Replace it when the machine cannot reach temperature, or when the element is cracked or burnt.
Ksh 1,500 Call to order
Humidity heater (U element)
U-shaped stainless element that heats the water to raise humidity in the chamber. Replace it when humidity will not climb even with water in the tray.
Ksh 1,500 Call to order
Distribution fan
Moves warm air evenly through the egg chamber. Replace it when it is noisy, wobbling, slow or has stopped, because cold spots lower the hatch rate.
Ksh 3,500 Call to order
Setter tray
Plastic egg setter tray with slots that hold each egg upright. Use it to replace a cracked tray or to keep a spare for the next batch.
Ksh 700 Call to order
Hatching basket, 88 eggs
Ventilated plastic hatching basket for 88 eggs. Eggs move into it at lockdown, so chicks hatch onto a surface they can stand on.
Ksh 1,200 Call to order
Hatching basket, 176 eggs
The larger hatching basket, for 176 eggs. A good match for the bigger machines and for hatching businesses moving whole trays at lockdown.
Ksh 1,500 Call to order
Incubator repair
Temperature/humidity sensor faults, motor and turning-mechanism issues, control board problems. Brought in, or diagnosed over a call.
Genuine spare parts
Turning motors, controllers, sensors, heating elements, fans and limit switches, in stock for the incubators we sell.
Fast turnaround
Most common repairs are same-week. We'll always tell you honestly if a part needs to be ordered in.
Support on what we sell
Buying from Autohatch means the relationship doesn't end at delivery. We service what we sell.
Describe the fault and we'll tell you what it likely is
Call us and describe what the incubator is doing. Most issues can be narrowed down before you even bring it in. Not sure which part you need? Check our Q&A first.