Eva Dry as heat source?

I have an Eva Dry dehumidifier in my ferm chamber -- the kind that works like Damp Rid but you can plug it in to dry out the beads. I also have a little space heater. Had a brain wave when I was fiddling with it earlier -- the Eva Dry kicks out noticeable heat when it's plugged in, so could I just keep it plugged into the heating side of my stc-1000 and use that as my heat source? If it worked I could save a little bit of space in my tiny chamber and it would presumably make the Eva Dry last longer between "rechargings".

Potential pifall #1: I don't know if it actually provides enough heat to be helpful. It feels hot to the touch when it's been plugged in a while, but I haven't done rigorous testing here.

Potential pitfall #2: I don't know for sure if the device can handle being in "hot" mode for a long time while already dried out.

Anybody played with something like this, or have any insight to share?

I like the idea. I admit I've left my Evadry plugged in too long and it still seems ok
The only risk is if you have humidity and no/not much call for heat


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Don't forget that the EvaDry is releasing it's trapped moisture back into the fermentation chamber while it is heating.

ChuckO said:

Don't forget that the EvaDry is releasing it's trapped moisture back into the fermentation chamber while it is heating.

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Ooh yeeaahh... stupid science always getting in the way.