Ice Drop Chiller

Had a chest freezer rigged up in the shed for about eighteen months. Sealed lid, temperature controller off eBay. It worked right up until it didn't, and cleaning it was horrible because there's no way to drain one of those without tipping it over. Gone to Marketplace for $150. This one drops into the bath and I've stopped thinking about it. Water stays clear and the temp is where I left it.

First go at this was one of those little chillers off an overseas site, the ones that reckon they'll handle a full tub. It pulled our water down about four degrees under whatever the room was and then sat there making a noise like it was in pain. Four hundred dollars and no refund, my own fault for not reading properly. The Ice Drop was a lot more money and I did sit on it for a few weeks before ordering. It holds 5 in a 1700 bath in a Bendigo November, which the other one wouldn't have got near. The first pull down took most of a day so don't plan your first session for the same afternoon. After that it's minutes.

Came off an inflatable tub and a lot of ice, so I'm happy enough. Runs quiet enough that it doesn't wake the house early. The one thing I'd change is that it only cools. Middle of winter up here I'd take a bit of warmth on the way back out, and it can't do that.

My husband ordered this without much of a conversation about it and I was pretty filthy at the time. What I was worried about was the bathroom turning into a gym. It's about the size of a milk crate and it sits under the towel rail when it isn't going, so it hasn't taken over anything. I've been using it more than he has since Christmas. Not admitting that to him.

Bought this ice bath last year and used it for about a week. Wasn't really my style and I thought Id reach out to the Enhanced Human support team about getting a refund. They held up their 90 plunge trial deal.

They provided me with a full refund and I sent the ice bath right back to them. The ice bath worked well, but wasn't for me. I just want to come on here and say that the customer support is unmatched.

Bought it in November so this is around the six month mark. Four or five mornings a week before work and I've not gone off it, which honestly surprises me because I have a garage full of things I went off. Through the Perth summer it was working hard to hold where I'd set it. Now it barely kicks in. And the bath is just the bath again on the days I want an actual bath.

Does the job and I'm still in it every second day, so take this the way it's meant. What nobody told me before I bought is that the first cool down from a fresh fill takes the best part of a day. In January here the mains water comes out at about 26 and it was near enough eight hours before it got where I wanted it. So changing the water is a whole planning exercise now. I do it fortnightly and start it before bed. Fine once you know. I'd rather have known.

It's a small bathroom and the hum bounces off the tiles more than I expected. Not loud exactly, just present, and you notice it first thing in the morning. The probe also drips everywhere when you lift it out, so there's a towel that lives on the floor now. Still use it daily.