{"product_id":"steam-oak-halla-cube-ice-bath-with-chiller","title":"Steam \u0026 Oak Halla Cube Ice Bath with Chiller","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\u003eIncluded — holds your set temperature year-round\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the chiller actually does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chiller holds the water at whatever temperature you set, year-round, without ice. Set it to 4°C and it stays at 4°C — in February and in August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat sounds like a convenience, and it is, but the real effect is on how often the tub gets used. A plunge you can step into at 6am without having remembered to buy ice the night before is a plunge you use daily. One that needs planning is one you use occasionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe unit includes a \u003cstrong\u003efilter\u003c\/strong\u003e, which circulates and cleans the water continuously. That is what makes daily use practical without changing the water constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn this model the chiller is \u003cstrong\u003ehoused in timber cladding that matches the tub\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a ventilation opening for the fan. Most manufacturers leave the compressor as a bare white appliance beside the tub, which works but looks like air conditioning in your garden. From the front, this reads as a second low bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer to start without one? The same tub is available as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/steam-oak-halla-cube-cold-plunge-tub\"\u003eself-fill cold plunge\u003c\/a\u003e, and a chiller can be retrofitted later.\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. The chiller unit includes a \u003cstrong\u003efilter\u003c\/strong\u003e that circulates and cleans the water continuously. 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 The chiller needs a standard outdoor socket — no special supply, but it must be an RCD-protected exterior socket, not an extension lead through a window.\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 and on the chiller unit. 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":62486738502019,"sku":"SO-HALLACUBE-CHL","price":5250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1187\/1619\/files\/5f2_d7a3a690-9b12-48cf-99d2-7e48ceb21f1a.jpg?v=1788091103","url":"https:\/\/www.steamandoak.co.uk\/products\/steam-oak-halla-cube-ice-bath-with-chiller","provider":"Steam\u0026Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}