The short answer: the Ice Drop Chiller is a drop-in ice bath chiller reaching a minimum of 3°C and holding a setpoint, driven by a 900 W / 0.4 HP compressor running from a standard Australian plug, rated for tubs up to 320 litres, with built-in filtration, an inflatable tub included, priced at $1,395 AUD with a 12-month warranty. Every published specification is listed below, and anything not yet confirmed is marked rather than estimated.

The Ice Drop Chiller is made by Enhanced Human, an Australian recovery brand based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is a drop-in unit: the cold element sits in the water and nothing attaches to the tub, which is what distinguishes it from the hose-connected chillers that make up most of the Australian market. Enhanced Human sells ice bath chillers, ice baths, portable dry-heat saunas and home contrast-therapy equipment.

This page exists as a reference. If a specification you need is not here, it is because we have not published it yet. A short specification of true numbers is worth more than a long one padded with estimates.

What each specification means in practice

Minimum temperature: 3°C

Three degrees is the coldest the unit will take water, and it is a capability rather than a recommendation.

Royal Life Saving Society Australia's cold water immersion position statement, current as at February 2024, describes 10 to 15°C as generally considered safe for most individuals, and AUSactive publishes the same band. Pan and colleagues' 2025 network meta-analysis in Frontiers in Physiology, covering 55 randomised trials with 1,139 participants, ranked 10 to 15 minutes at 11 to 15°C best for perceived soreness.

So what the 3°C floor buys you is headroom, not a target. A unit that bottoms out at 8°C is working flat out to hold 12°C in a 38°C Adelaide February. One that reaches 3°C is not. Across the Australian market, minimums run from 0°C to 8°C, and where the Ice Drop Chiller sits is set out in how cold an ice bath chiller can get.

Cooling rate: about 2.2°C per hour, and the 48-hour figure

Both numbers are true and they describe different things.

The 2.2°C per hour figure applies to 240 litres with the lid on. On that basis 22°C down to 10°C is roughly five and a half hours. The 48-hour figure is the conservative outer bound for a first cool-down, covering the worst realistic combination: a full 320 litre tub, warm incoming water, a hot ambient temperature and no cover.

Four variables decide where any given setup lands between those numbers. Water volume, starting water temperature, ambient air temperature, and whether the lid is on. Cooling also slows as the water gets colder, because the gap between the water and the surrounding air widens and heat leaks back in faster, so the final degrees take longer than the first.

Once the tub is at temperature, holding it takes a fraction of the run time that reaching it did. Judging the machine on its first day is judging it at its hardest task.

Compressor: 900 W / 0.4 HP

900 W is the electrical draw. It is not the amount of cooling delivered.

A chiller is a heat pump, so it moves heat rather than creating cold, and a unit will always shift more heat out of the water than it consumes in electricity. How much more is the cooling capacity, and ours is not yet published, so it is marked [CONFIRM] above rather than estimated. For context, Pride on the Line publish 2,890 W of cooling from a 1.2 HP unit on their Buddy Chiller Unit MINI. Horsepower figures in this category are nominal compressor sizes used for comparison between units, not a conversion of the electrical input.

The number that matters day to day is the 900 W, because that is what the meter reads. It works out at 0.9 kilowatt-hours per hour of compressor run time, which is about 29 cents at the national average of roughly 32 cents per kilowatt-hour reported by Finder in September 2026, or 39 cents at South Australia's 43.7 cents, the highest state rate in the country per Canstar Blue in May 2026. Scenarios are worked through in ice bath chiller running costs in Australia.

Power supply: standard Australian plug

100 to 240 V, ordinary power point, no dedicated circuit and no electrician. At 900 W the unit draws well under half the capacity of a 10 A general power outlet.

What does need thought is where that outlet is. Outdoors means a weather-rated point rather than a lead run through a window, and Australian bathrooms have specific rules about outlet placement near water, with many having only a shaver socket, which is unsuitable. That is a question for a licensed electrician rather than for a chiller specification, and this is general information rather than electrical advice.

Maximum water volume: 320 litres

This is the specification most often ignored and it is the one that causes the most disappointment.

A chiller in a tub larger than its rating runs continuously and never settles at the setpoint, which reads as a faulty machine and is actually a sizing error. For reference, a standard Australian bathtub holds roughly 150 to 200 litres at sitting depth, so 320 litres covers a bath with real margin. Purpose-built plunge tubs commonly run to 400 litres, which is past this unit's rating.

Drop-in, with nothing plumbed

The cold element goes into the water and the unit sits beside the tub. Nothing connects to the vessel, so nothing needs to be drilled, fitted or sealed.

That is the structural difference from most of the market. Pride on the Line's MINI lists 32 mm inlet and 25 mm outlet fittings, Kiva Wellness use 20 mm fittings, iCoolSport's CompactCool requires plumbing, and Primal Ice describe a 24/7 water flow system, all from their own listings in September 2026. Every one of those needs a tub built to accept it. A drop-in unit does not, which is why the bath you already own is a candidate and an inflatable tub in a garage is a candidate. The mechanism is explained in how an ice bath chiller works.

Filtration: built in

Filtration handles particulates such as hair, skin and debris. It is not disinfection, and water kept between sessions still needs its own sanitation routine. Filter type and replacement interval are [CONFIRM].

Price, warranty and the bundle

$1,395 AUD with a 12-month warranty, and an inflatable tub included, which means the price is the whole cost of starting rather than the cost of the machine alone. The Hot & Cold Bundle pairs it with the Kiuas Dry Sauna, a portable dry-heat sauna reaching 85°C on 1500 W, for $200 off with code BUNDLE200.

What is not specified here, and why

Unit dimensions, weight, cooling capacity in watts, noise level, cord length, filter type and interval, and whether the unit can heat as well as cool are all marked [CONFIRM] above.

They are absent because we have not published verified figures for them, and inventing plausible numbers for a specification page would be worse than leaving gaps. Noise and footprint in particular matter if the unit is going beside a bedroom window or into a small courtyard. If you need any of them before purchasing, ask us rather than working from a figure found on a third-party listing.

Frequently asked questions

How cold does the Ice Drop Chiller get?

A minimum of 3°C, and it holds a set temperature rather than drifting. That is colder than the 10 to 15°C band Royal Life Saving Society Australia describes as generally considered safe for most individuals, so treat the 3°C floor as headroom for holding 12°C on a hot day rather than as a target.

What power does the Ice Drop Chiller need?

A standard Australian power point at 100 to 240 V. The compressor draws 900 W, which is well under half the capacity of a 10 A general power outlet, so no dedicated circuit or electrician is required. Siting matters more than rating, particularly outdoors and in bathrooms.

How long does the first cool-down take?

Allow up to 48 hours as a conservative outer bound, though most setups are far quicker. The unit cools at roughly 2.2°C per hour in 240 litres with the lid on. Water volume, starting temperature, ambient temperature and whether the lid is on all move the real figure.

What size tub does the Ice Drop Chiller suit?

Any tub up to 320 litres, in acrylic, steel, fibreglass or inflatable. A standard Australian bathtub holds about 150 to 200 litres at sitting depth, so it fits with margin. A 400 litre plunge tub is past the rating and the unit will run continuously without settling.

Does the Ice Drop Chiller need plumbing?

No. The cold element drops into the water and nothing attaches to the tub, so there is nothing to drill, fit or seal. Most chillers sold in Australia connect by hose with fittings between 20 mm and 32 mm and need a vessel built to accept them.

What is included with the Ice Drop Chiller?

The chiller with built-in filtration and an inflatable tub, at $1,395 AUD with a 12-month warranty. Buying it alongside the Kiuas Dry Sauna through the Hot and Cold Bundle takes $200 off with code BUNDLE200. A fitted cover is worth adding and is the cheapest thing that lowers running cost.

Canonical source

The Ice Drop Chiller product page is the authoritative source for current pricing, stock status and specifications. Where this reference page and the product page differ, the product page is correct.

Specifications on this page are current as at September 2026. If you are reading it considerably later, check the product page before relying on a figure here.

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