{"product_id":"steam-oak-halla-cube-cold-plunge-tub","title":"Steam \u0026 Oak Halla Cube Cold Plunge Tub","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Halla Cube is the one that looks deliberate rather than improvised: a \u003cstrong\u003esquare black thermowood\u003c\/strong\u003e tub with a moulded liner and timber steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSquare, black, and built to be looked at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e470 litres\u003c\/strong\u003e — enough to submerge to the shoulders, which is the point of a cold plunge rather than a paddling exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack thermowood cladding, heat-treated rather than chemically preserved, so it absorbs far less moisture and stays dimensionally stable outdoors. The square form sits flat against a wall or fence in a way a round barrel cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteps and an insulated cover included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e470 litres\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExternal size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1250 × 1150 × 1210 mm (1310 mm with cover)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCladding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack thermowood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTimber, included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot fitted — retrofit available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFilling it, and adding a chiller later\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithout a chiller you fill the tub and add ice. That costs nothing to run, and plenty of people are perfectly happy with it — a bag or two of ice brings 470 litres down quickly, and in a British winter the ambient temperature does much of the work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest limitation: in summer you will be buying ice regularly, and the water will not hold temperature for long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis tub is built to accept a chiller later.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you find yourself plunging more than once or twice a week, we sell the same tub \u003ca href=\"\/products\/steam-oak-halla-cube-ice-bath-with-chiller\"\u003ewith a chiller and filter unit fitted\u003c\/a\u003e — and we can retrofit one to this tub rather than you needing to replace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWater care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCold water still needs looking after, but far less than a hot tub. Without a chiller there is no filter, so you will change the water more often. You will also want a sanitiser — we stock tablets — and to change the water periodically depending on use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCold water holds bacteria far less readily than hot, so maintenance is genuinely lighter than most people expect. It is not zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSiting it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA firm, level base.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weighs a tonne per cubic metre — a 470 litre tub is nearly half a tonne before anyone gets in. Paving slabs, a concrete pad or a rated deck. Not soft ground, and not a lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrainage.\u003c\/strong\u003e You will empty it periodically, so think about where several hundred litres will go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower.\u003c\/strong\u003e None needed — this tub is self-fill. If you add a chiller later it will need an RCD-protected outdoor socket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCold and heat together\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContrast therapy — hot then cold — is the traditional Finnish pattern, and the reason a plunge tub next to a sauna gets used far more than one on its own. If you are building both, put them close together: the walk between them in a British winter is exactly the friction that stops people bothering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/outdoor-saunas\"\u003egarden saunas\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gas-sauna-heaters\"\u003eoff-grid gas heaters\u003c\/a\u003e that let you put one at the far end of the garden without a trench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e2-year warranty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo years on the tub. Covers manufacturing defects and workmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLead time — please ask before you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead times vary with stock and specification — anything from \u003cstrong\u003e2 to 12 weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ask us before you commit and we will give you the real date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelivered on a pallet. Gross weight 100 kg without the chiller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImages are manufacturer renders. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Steam \u0026 Oak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62486734340483,"sku":"SO-HALLACUBE-STD","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1187\/1619\/files\/4f_afab96e8-58a6-42e6-98b9-57f59bd054af.jpg?v=1788091055","url":"https:\/\/www.steamandoak.co.uk\/products\/steam-oak-halla-cube-cold-plunge-tub","provider":"Steam\u0026Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}