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Included: integrated chiller/heater, circulation pump, insulated cover and entry steps.
Not just a tub, a full personality reset.
The Tubby Tubs Ice Bath is engineered with purpose and just enough discomfort to make you feel alive again. Designed for single-person immersion with a comfortable upright posture, it features a generous 2104 mm overall length (including steps), 830 mm width and 1000 mm height, with an internal soaking length of 1157 mm and width of 747 mm. So yes, even tall people can suffer comfortably.
Built from premium materials, it pairs a 1.5 mm thick 304-grade stainless steel interior with red Canadian cedar cladding on the outside, all supported by a precision-fitted structural frame that won't wobble, warp, or give up before you do. The ergonomic curved end, flat entry platform and compact footprint make it equally at home in a high-end gym, a wellness space, or your backyard where neighbours quietly question your life choices.
For those who prefer less “ice run” and more “set and forget,” the integrated high-efficiency chiller delivers serious performance: 2700 W cooling capacity, 820 W power input, and adjustable temperatures down to a crisp 3 °C. It runs on a 220-240 V supply, uses R410A refrigerant, and includes a built-in circulation pump at 25-40 L/min to keep everything moving and consistently cold. It operates at under 60 dB, quieter than your internal screaming.
Here is the part people miss on the spec sheet: it heats as well as it chills, all the way up to 38 °C. Tap the mode key and the same tub that had you gasping at dawn becomes a warm soak by evening. Which means you can run the whole contrast-therapy routine — heat, cold, repeat — out of one box, on one power point, in the footprint of a garden bench. Most people buy two tubs to do that.
From a fresh fill it reaches 38 °C in about three hours, depending on how cold the water is going in — near enough to the same wait as lighting a wood-fired tub, minus the firewood, the matches and the ash. Swinging a tub that is already sitting at 3 °C all the way up takes longer, for the obvious reason, so decide the night before which way you want it.
It also quietly solves the winter problem. A cold plunge that is only pleasant four months a year is an expensive ornament by June. This one just changes jobs.
The honest comparison isn't against another cold plunge, it's against a wheelie bin and a boot full of ice. So here are the numbers, with the workings shown.
| Bagged ice | Tubby chiller | |
|---|---|---|
| Chilling it down the first time | About 56 kg of ice — 28 two-kilo bags — at roughly $107 | 1.8 kWh, about 70 cents. Takes a little over two hours |
| Keeping it at 3 °C all day | Not really possible. It warms up and you start again | $1–2 a day, or $30–60 a month |
| Every session after that | Another armful of bags, every time | Already counted above |
| Trips to the servo | Every single plunge | None |
Workings: roughly 500 litres of water taken from 15 °C down to 5 °C needs about 20,900 kJ removed. Ice absorbs around 372 kJ per kilogram, so that is 56 kg, priced at $1.90/kg (2 kg supermarket bags, Christchurch, September 2026). The chiller does the same work on 820 W of input for 2,700 W of cooling, so about 1.8 kWh at 39 cents — the national average rate including GST. Holding temperature assumes the compressor cycling three to six hours a day with the cover on. Your water volume, weather and power plan will move these around.
In short, every millimetre and spec has been considered so you can focus on the important part: getting in, staying in, and emerging as the kind of person who casually says, “I start my day at 3 degrees.”
Everything you need to run it properly, keep it safe, and know exactly what's covered.
