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How much would you charge for that job? Or how much (more or less) would you say your labor cost for that job was (since you didn't include your labor cost with the prices at the end)? I'm just curious, Thanks
@@bsmithril I disagree. I will want to filter it after my first pee. However you’ve got me thinking, maybe I should try ice bathing in 100% urine. Who knows what the medical benefits of that are?
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As many have suggested, I was thinking the pump should be inline, plumbed outside the tank, but in addition, make it a low voltage pump, like 12 or 24 VDC. That way, if it does ever electrically fail, no one can get hurt. Also, the receptacle on the wall should be GFCI, but I assume that is already the case. Double protection this way.
For the "just a hair" setting on your miter saw. What I've found works pretty well is if you put your blade down, without the saw running, and then butt your lumber against the blade and lift the blade up. Then when you cut, the blade will cut off roughly 1/3rd of the kerf depending on how big the carbide tips are on your blade. That will shave off a little bit. Which makes it pretty quick to sneak up on the perfect cut.
On an alternating top bevel which most compound saws are equipped with you get 3 reference points in the blade the first being the blade itself where if you flush your lumber to the body of the blade you cut a whole 16th, next is the carbides pointing away from your lumber feed direction, this one will grant a 32nd and last is the carbides pointing towards lumber feed direction you can cut a 64th if you align to that. Precision is why i love woodworking
@@John...44... *But if you butt the timber up to the blade, won't the teeth hit the timber as you lift the blade? As the teeth sit proud* Yes but when lifting the blade when it is not spinning the teeth will slide past the material because the blade will deform but not permanently so. When the blade is at speed and it is sharp(if it is not sharp then the blade will conform to the material and cut less or not at all) it should cut off that 1/3-1/6 bite.
Great project, it may be beneficial to think about an inline uv cleaner like they use for hot tubs to keep the water from accumulating and growing bacteria, keep you and your family safe and healthy! A less expensive option would be to drain and clean it fairly frequently
@@Fabian7024 said something about his wife using it early in the video, and once his kids start playing a lot of sports they may use it; and even if no one else but him uses it it will still accumulate bacteria from being outside so he could still get sick, there are reasons pools use so much chlorine, water is a great breeding ground for some nasty shit
Chlorine or a drain for sure! I saw another video of a homemade chill tub out of a deep freezer and he had to manually drain it at least once a week. Mold or slimy water happens FAST.
Pretty cool build, thanks for sharing. I don’t really understand why you used a submersible pump though. Personally I would have went inline. You could have found one cheaper than $75 and as you pointed out it would have been safer.
Well executed, looks nice. Personally after working with spray foam products I'd have just sprayed foam 2" thick directly to the sides and bottom of the trough for two reasons: it would have directly insulated the tank and would make the chiller much more efficient, and secondly you will get a lot of condensation on that galvanized tank which will probably puddle and keep the wood frame at the base pretty wet.
The tub had a plastic plug on the side by the bottom (see for example at 2:28 ) for draining the water out. Your wooden frame/case blocked the access to it. What has you procedure been for exchanging/cleaning the water of the tub, since the water surely gets dirty and less fresh after a while of use? Do you have any water filter? Do you put any additives in the water to prevent microbes?
You said the hot water rises, so shouldn’t you be pumping the hotter water from the tub out from the top, chilling it and returning it to the bottom? You did the opposite.
I was thinking the same thing.. you are just recooling the cool water. pull warmer water from the top, bringing colder water toward the top to replace it. the newly chilled water will replace the cold water that is now being pulled to the top
Actually water is the only fluid in the world that the more it cools down the less density it has. So warm water is actually on the bottom not the top...
Everyone has mentioned the inline for safety, but it will also DRASTICALLY change how cold the water feels when ran with you in it. Definitely recommend having an inline pump that is running when you get in so you have constant fresh cold water! =D
Awesome build but you should have used an exterior water pump.and filter. You need to check specs if chiller as they will give you amount of water that needs to be pumped threw it an hour. Too little and chiller will choke up and freeze. Chiller units need space to vent and get rid of the hot air difficult when in a tiny wooden box with minimal ventilation.
I have learned how tedious carpentry and workmanship is. I have so much appreciation for how you educate people while entertaining us at the same time! Thank you for sharing! I have also learned to watch out for contractors renovating my house and the details.
Looks really nice and will certainly work well. Quick suggestion especially since you seem to be interested in heat transfer related projects lately... It's really easy to start thinking about "keeping the cold in", but cold is the absence of heat and you are really trying to keep the heat out. Reflective surfaces should face where you want the heat to stay. Flipping the insulation around would help to keep the water cooler or cool faster. For this application though, probably not the biggest issue. Nice job thinking on the fly!
Dont forget to push the iulation board back and leave about the last 1-1.5 inches as gap space for it to work correctly. If you were to leave it behind the cedar plank that is.
Hi, my name is Rob ... Use to work for BlueCube ... you need a minimum 1/2hp chiller and a small pump (maybe WaterWay) pump should also be with chiller and two additional vents on each side next to chiller ... don't forget about an ozone and filtration. Great job, by the way.
Yes, this is a mistake a few folks have made when building a wood fired spa using a horse trough. It heats and re-heats the same pocket of water without circulating it. You need the inbound hot/cold water at your feet, and the return to heat/cold source behind your back/bum. Cool build though.
I feel like you could build a waterproof casing for the cord (I would put the pump inside the casing as well just for aesthetic purposes) that way you can be in there while it’s pumping.
The pump should be fine, if you're worried, switch to a 12V inline one, also have the inlet at one end of the tub and the outlet at the other, you will get better water exchange, also think about some sort of filter
I just use a $120 deep freezer i bought on google and sealed the inside up with caulk and bought a temperature controller for $40 and it stays 33 degreesF and just unplug it and jump in. Im sure you could fine one even cheaper on like fb market place. You dont have to spend thousands on these to get the awesome benefits!
If you’re plugging it in outside all the outlets are GFI protected so there’s no worry about any shorts if the pump was to fail and short out it was tripped the GFI
ha I am 76 years old and have no idea how to build anything. BUT I love ice baths and I loved this video. Will watch them all! And if there is something I MUST have I will hire someone if they PROMISE to follow your instructions! thanks!
Very nice build. I've been thinking about building one myself but with a twist. We have an outdoor refrigerator that is always plugged in and running, I think I'll use it for a chiller, just build a coil I can place in the freezer compartment. As long as the water is circulating it shouldn't freeze.
So you need to build a separate reservoir tank for the cooling element. Pump the water in like a whirlpool. A bathtub is about the same price as your horse trough. Also to keep board cost down you could use T1-11. Cedar is definitely nicer, though.
To solve you electrical problem, You could have bought a pump with inlet hose adapter so your pump would be outside the tub with hose going to bottom of the tub and then the pump outlet hose would goto your cooling device. You should have also put your inlet and outlet hoses on opposite sides of the tub for much better water circulation.
In addition to the other comments, I might have gone with pistons on either side and hinges from the start. That way you can have one large lid and it'll hold itself up - the one right now seems prone to fall on top of you if there's a stiff breeze.
Pretty awesome. There's definitely a lot of air leaks on the insulation especially in the bottom. Insulation doesn't really work like it should of air can flow and leak around. Just suggesting that because then maybe you can get the temp down lower
Great build! Why did you decide to go this route instead of using a chest freezer? Just silicone the seams inside and use a switched outlet with temperature probe to control the temperature.
Looks great! As you said, inline pump might have been the better choice. But I would also make the water intake and water output on opposite sides of the cold plunge, so you have better water flow instead of just chilling one side.
As someone who is not very handy, this is well beyond my ability to build. I’m sure I could get it done in time but it would certainly not look that pretty and I’d waste thousands of dollars screwing things up the first few times on various steps and having to re-buy more supplies. That being said, this is an awesome video! Great job! I’m sure other handy people probably have more suggestions on other ways it could have been done, but to someone like me this is absolutely beautiful and couldn’t imagine successfully creating a project like this!
I posted a longer version of what you said lol. I'd like to see how yours looks? I'm still rocking the killer vibe of getting into a dinged up freezer 😂 I've thought about building a decorative enclosure but I worry that it will not allow the freezer to get rid of the heat
The guy builds neat interesting creative ideas & not a follower of doing what everybody else does in life + this makes for Great TH-cam content. If I had his skill set and not this dweeb brain of mine which is used for accounting I would definitely build an attractive cold plunge VS an ugly duckling ice chest freezer ice bath.
My buddy got into this ice bath stuff and just has a used deep freeze he bought, caulked it and put a liner in and he’s had it for about 5 years now I’d say. Tried it last year when I was drunk and was an awful way to try and sober up lmao
If you want to save energy and get the most out of your water chiller. You need to have the insulation bonded to the tub itself, I'd say a minimum of 3-4inches thick. You'll find your chiller will be working extremely hard to keep the water at temp and your tub will end up condensating all over the place.
That is a submersible pump/cord. No need to unplug it baring a catastrophic failure it’s fine. Just make sure the insulation has no cuts or breaks. Or u can buy and inline pump and run it outside the tank
I think it would have been just easier to encase a chest freezer in cedar. My chest freezer / cold plunge is outside and has no problem staying cold and holding ice in 100 plus degree weather. I just have an aquarium filter ($70) and ozonator ($50). The freezer itself is like 400. I like to ozonate and filter on days that I do not have the freezer on, so they do not get encased in ice. I pull them out when I have the freezer on. I have no fancy cedar though.
@@austinbaker1975 It would turn solid ice if I ran it all day every day. In the summer, I maybe run it 8 -10 hours every 48 hours. This causes a ring of 6 x 6 inch ring of ice to form at the bottom of all sides of the freezer. In the winter, I run it much less. There is always some ice at the bottom. If it gets really cold outside in the winter, there is no need to run it at all. Ice will form at the top with natural cooling in the winter.
You should calm the edge of the trough to seal it to minimize the amount of water they drips into the space around it you could also very easily put weather strips around the edges of the lid and where it touches to help keep it cool.
They make water pumps that don’t need to be submerged and could just go on the out feed line. They are RV pumps, I use them in van conversions all the time. You could put it in the same case as the water chiller.
If you want to save some on cedar, and don’t mind a little extra sanding, you can buy fence pickets. Mathew Peech made a video recently where he turned fence boards into shiplap for a garden shed. Pretty cool.
the chiller freak out was extremely cringe, but other than that I love that you decided to make this yourself. Showing others that mostly all products are human made and that we are all individually capable of building highend items ourselves. proof that if you dont have money to buy nice things, you can spend time and effort instead.
@@ianbibb7895 eh, not really. If you look at the vent holes it seems like a different model, but the reaction was still over the top, especially with the dramatic music.
I know right, so cringe bro. If I bought an "open-box" item and it came with parts falling off and wasn't even the correct model number my reaction would've been so different. I probably would have tipped the seller instead of complaining to be honest!1
Nice video! I have the larger (3'x8') feeding tank on my deck set up as a plunge pool, and I love it! Big difference, (and one I think would solve your being electrified problem), is I have an Intex Pool filter attached to it. You could plumb your chiller into the feed and return lines to the filter pump so there is no submerged pump, and you would also be able to sit at either end.
I have your 2.0 version. Cal ranch has a plastic 100 gallon stock tank for 89 dollars, it will last longer than the metal. Also the pump+filter could save some money.
I have a professional cold plunge. I looked on how to build one to save money intensively. You have to drain them semi-regular, chillers can freeze over so they need better access than this, and it needs to be colder than 50º for the full benefits of cryo. This sounds good in theory - save the headache and buy a proper plunge is my advice. Best thing I ever bought.
Appreciate you taking the time to document and share your projects. I've been pondering a chiller for this purpose and you helped me answer some questions I had. thank you!
Great project and execution! This is something I'd be interested in doing but I live in Quebec and was wondering if any of you had suggestions for making this sort of project sustainable during the winter (would this insulation keep the water from freezing or what could be changed?)
you're better off just converting a chest freezer into a cold plunge and keeping in a garage or inside your home somewhere. But in lieu of converting a chest freezer, you should just use something like 4" XPS foam board versus the 2" EPS that he used. It has a significantly higher R-value. Also in the gaps to where the foam board didn't but up against the trough at all I would have stuffed some Rockwool into the voids. Another area he went wrong is by not insulating the under side of the tub. That will inevitably be a weak link that makes the chiller near impossible to get down to 39* and maintain that indefinitely. If you're REALLY wanting to go for perfection with this then I would use the 4" XPS foam board and use a woodworking technique called "kerfing" and I would kerf the foam board to perfectly follow the curve of the tub. I would also have a piece attached underneath it as well. All of the pieces of board would be connected continuously with no breaks -- 360* surrounding the tub -- it would all be joined together with a construction adhesive that can survive constant exposure to near freezing temps. I would also make a lid utilizing the same 4" boards. To make it to where the lid would get an exceptionally tight seal I would take a router and rout out the exact shape of the tub so that you could basically almost create a vacuum seal when closing the lid. This would also prevent any air exchanges occurring, which wouldn't allow for heat intrusion at all. Even with the nasty heat. I hope that this made some sense? I'm half-asleep and may have just spit out incoherent ramblings, but I'm happy to clarify anything that didn't make sense.
this is awesome 👍 I wonder if the insulation could be improved with a plastic vapor barrier or spray foam between the gaps, either way this is a great video 👏👏
I was wondering that as well. 🧐 🤔 💭 especially between the bottom and the ground. Or even dig down a few inches to take the natural insulation (if not on concrete or other hard $$ surface).
19:00 miter saws do have a feature called ’just a hair’ Without blade running, press timber to body of blade, lift blade and cut ‘just a hair’ Perfect every time 👍🏻
Love the total cost you add at the end of your videos. Would you also consider adding in the rough time to complete, or how long it took you? TH-cam has a great way of taking a 5 week project and shortening it to 10 mins, no better way to kill a builders spirits.
Dude, by far the best DIY I have watched for cold plunge. I have to drive like 2 hours to Agri Supply to get a tank, but I am doing this. I also have a load of juniper in my shop and can use that for the exterior. Gonna try and find a deal on a chiller while I assemble all the stuff. Also considering the 1.5 hp EcoPlus chiller on Amazon, a bit more expensive, but looks rock solid.
Check out the diy chest freezer, it is way easier and far more effective as it’s fully insulated and you can get the water way colder. A 33 degree ice bath is a way better experience than a 40 degree water bath if you can even get it that cold with that chiller.
My cold plunge is after a hot shower in the morning - then turning the valve to cold water only and showering for at least 1 minute - on the cheap. see if you can do it when it 20 dregrees farenheit outside. Trust me the water is cold.
Before you sealed up the top of the unit you should’ve gotten some of those bags of foam mix for post holes before in there to take up all the excess space and it would’ve insulated it better
get an RV water pump like a shur-flo it would go outside your tub, look super clean, low voltage, and safe electrically. can usually get pump and connector at stores like tractor supply pretty reasonably
That's like a fish tank pump you can do a pumps outside along the piping and that cable sitting on the metal tub, not good.. But you did amazing generally speaking. The benefits of cold showers and cold water are amazing.
You could get normal and needed performance modulating pump for like 50$ and mount it properly on suction, those pumps have priming qualities, usually it's from 2m to 50m suction pumps, so cheapest one would do the job. And water area would be bigger.
Do you keep it on 24/7? If not, how long does it take to cool once you do turn it on. Also, does the water get treated with chlorine? If so, how does the metal react to that?
Hey, no matter what brother, you made it yourself and you will always find things you would have done differently, different next time. No comment on the insulation, but with the chiller you have, probably and in-line pump would be a better option. Maybe it was mentioned. Like the video anyway. Just finished laying 3 cubic yards for half my parking area in Indonesia, and was thinking about a cold dip in the pool when I decided on a cold beer or three and looking for people who made there own cold plunge. Keep doing it your way brother.
Your son's face squished against the window ten minutes in got me XD awesome build though man. Finished product looks great; I'm gonna try my best to recreate it at home. Thanks!!
i got a trough from home depot!! 6' x 2' x 2', it's perfect! but in winter in colorado... i've got a 6" ice berg in my tank lol so this spring i'm going to build a deck for my hot tub (which I got for free and would cost $18k to buy one like it now!) and i'm going to build the ice tank box into that deck so it's easy to get back and forth between hot tub and ice tank! love this video! Thanks man!
I think the problem is that he didn't have all the parts for his build and was working on assumptions. He'd have to cut off the end with the chiller and redo the wrap and foam. I've never considered doing that, I'll by piece mill until I have everything.
Great video. Only, what isnt accounted for in your budget is the 100k worth of tools you have invested already. And the years of experience in craft. Not that it’s not doable for DIYers. But it is an investment up front and over time in yourself. Awesome work.
I was thinking about using one of those freezers that open on the top. Place plastic in it to make the water sealed, cool the water, unplug it when inside. Might take several hours to cool, so maybe use a timer.
Surround the cable with rubber where it touches the metal, then add a drip dip in the power plug, you can see it with aquariums, basically it makes it where the water will not ever be able to get near the power source and remove the chance for electrocution.
My father builds houses. I help him consistently as he gets older to get all the material, that lumber costs much more then $100. Right now the issue is a massive increase thanks to inflation.
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How much would you charge for that job? Or how much (more or less) would you say your labor cost for that job was (since you didn't include your labor cost with the prices at the end)? I'm just curious, Thanks
Also when you give up on cold plunging, perfect way to chill your cans of beer
How did you clean your grass after that??!?!?!
How did you get cedar planks and still come in under $1500?
Improve it. Add a filter to keep the water clean, and add a drain port for when you want to empty it.
This is an absolute must. After your first pee in there you're going to want to filter it.
@@vanmelum not true. You can pee 4 or 5 times before it gets intolerable.
@@bsmithril I disagree. I will want to filter it after my first pee. However you’ve got me thinking, maybe I should try ice bathing in 100% urine. Who knows what the medical benefits of that are?
@@vanmelum 😂 antimicrobial at the least.
@@bsmithril there is easy solution to this - don't pee in the tub
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As many have suggested, I was thinking the pump should be inline, plumbed outside the tank, but in addition, make it a low voltage pump, like 12 or 24 VDC. That way, if it does ever electrically fail, no one can get hurt. Also, the receptacle on the wall should be GFCI, but I assume that is already the case. Double protection this way.
was about to comment the same thing !
Why he just didn't fix the pump outside the tank?
@@MrFazley he didn't get an in-line pump.
He got an aquarium submersible pump
What about a hot tub pump? Get some serious flow. Go pick up a free hot tub, they’re everywhere.
@@zugdawg same thing, a hot tub pump is usually also " In-Line" and not a submersible one
For the "just a hair" setting on your miter saw. What I've found works pretty well is if you put your blade down, without the saw running, and then butt your lumber against the blade and lift the blade up. Then when you cut, the blade will cut off roughly 1/3rd of the kerf depending on how big the carbide tips are on your blade. That will shave off a little bit. Which makes it pretty quick to sneak up on the perfect cut.
I was coming to the comments to say the same thing. The overhang of the tooth is normally 1/16th or 1/32nd that trick works perfect.
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On an alternating top bevel which most compound saws are equipped with you get 3 reference points in the blade
the first being the blade itself where if you flush your lumber to the body of the blade you cut a whole 16th, next is the carbides pointing away from your lumber feed direction, this one will grant a 32nd and last is the carbides pointing towards lumber feed direction you can cut a 64th if you align to that.
Precision is why i love woodworking
But if you butt the timber up to the blade, won't the teeth hit the timber as you lift the blade? As the teeth sit proud
@@John...44... *But if you butt the timber up to the blade, won't the teeth hit the timber as you lift the blade? As the teeth sit proud*
Yes but when lifting the blade when it is not spinning the teeth will slide past the material because the blade will deform but not permanently so. When the blade is at speed and it is sharp(if it is not sharp then the blade will conform to the material and cut less or not at all) it should cut off that 1/3-1/6 bite.
Great project, it may be beneficial to think about an inline uv cleaner like they use for hot tubs to keep the water from accumulating and growing bacteria, keep you and your family safe and healthy! A less expensive option would be to drain and clean it fairly frequently
Dude nobody in his family is using a cold plunge tub 🤣
@@Fabian7024 said something about his wife using it early in the video, and once his kids start playing a lot of sports they may use it; and even if no one else but him uses it it will still accumulate bacteria from being outside so he could still get sick, there are reasons pools use so much chlorine, water is a great breeding ground for some nasty shit
@@SynthaPak oh didnt hear that lol but your right about bacteria 🦠
U.V does zero. Ozone or Chlorine
Chlorine or a drain for sure! I saw another video of a homemade chill tub out of a deep freezer and he had to manually drain it at least once a week. Mold or slimy water happens FAST.
Pretty cool build, thanks for sharing. I don’t really understand why you used a submersible pump though. Personally I would have went inline. You could have found one cheaper than $75 and as you pointed out it would have been safer.
Well executed, looks nice. Personally after working with spray foam products I'd have just sprayed foam 2" thick directly to the sides and bottom of the trough for two reasons: it would have directly insulated the tank and would make the chiller much more efficient, and secondly you will get a lot of condensation on that galvanized tank which will probably puddle and keep the wood frame at the base pretty wet.
I wondered why he didn’t insulate bottom since cold sinks, not rises.
The tub had a plastic plug on the side by the bottom (see for example at 2:28 ) for draining the water out. Your wooden frame/case blocked the access to it. What has you procedure been for exchanging/cleaning the water of the tub, since the water surely gets dirty and less fresh after a while of use? Do you have any water filter? Do you put any additives in the water to prevent microbes?
You said the hot water rises, so shouldn’t you be pumping the hotter water from the tub out from the top, chilling it and returning it to the bottom? You did the opposite.
I was thinking the same thing.. you are just recooling the cool water. pull warmer water from the top, bringing colder water toward the top to replace it. the newly chilled water will replace the cold water that is now being pulled to the top
This makes sense but it seems he’s going for efficiency over optimal cooling
He took cold water out, made it colder and dropped it on the warmer water. Causing the colder water to sink through the cold water.
That makes too much sense
Actually water is the only fluid in the world that the more it cools down the less density it has. So warm water is actually on the bottom not the top...
Everyone has mentioned the inline for safety, but it will also DRASTICALLY change how cold the water feels when ran with you in it. Definitely recommend having an inline pump that is running when you get in so you have constant fresh cold water! =D
What kind of inline pump would you recommend and where would it need to be installed?
Answer!! :)
Awesome build but you should have used an exterior water pump.and filter. You need to check specs if chiller as they will give you amount of water that needs to be pumped threw it an hour. Too little and chiller will choke up and freeze. Chiller units need space to vent and get rid of the hot air difficult when in a tiny wooden box with minimal ventilation.
I have learned how tedious carpentry and workmanship is. I have so much appreciation for how you educate people while entertaining us at the same time! Thank you for sharing! I have also learned to watch out for contractors renovating my house and the details.
Looks really nice and will certainly work well. Quick suggestion especially since you seem to be interested in heat transfer related projects lately... It's really easy to start thinking about "keeping the cold in", but cold is the absence of heat and you are really trying to keep the heat out. Reflective surfaces should face where you want the heat to stay. Flipping the insulation around would help to keep the water cooler or cool faster. For this application though, probably not the biggest issue. Nice job thinking on the fly!
Dont forget to push the iulation board back and leave about the last 1-1.5 inches as gap space for it to work correctly. If you were to leave it behind the cedar plank that is.
Hi, my name is Rob ... Use to work for BlueCube ... you need a minimum 1/2hp chiller and a small pump (maybe WaterWay) pump should also be with chiller and two additional vents on each side next to chiller ... don't forget about an ozone and filtration.
Great job, by the way.
I think it would have been good to put the intake and outtake on two different sides so the circulation is better :)
Also probably why he couldn’t get the temperature lower. The intake was pulling water from the outtake instead of the water in the trough.
Yes, this is a mistake a few folks have made when building a wood fired spa using a horse trough. It heats and re-heats the same pocket of water without circulating it. You need the inbound hot/cold water at your feet, and the return to heat/cold source behind your back/bum. Cool build though.
Why use an immersion pump and not an in line pump so the cable isn't in the water with you?
exactly! Came here to write this comment:)
Same thing I thought
Maybe cost? Or he just didn’t know
Did you not watch the video? The guy ovuasly does not have a clue
@@razer192 ovuasly. How did you set yours up?
I feel like you could build a waterproof casing for the cord (I would put the pump inside the casing as well just for aesthetic purposes) that way you can be in there while it’s pumping.
An inline pool pump would be even better
I was thinking just a pump with inlet and outlet hook-ups that could be mounted outside the tub next to the chiller
Aquarium canister filter.. would keep the water clean. And be hidden.
was thinking the same thing -- most of the benefits actually come from the circulating cold water
The cord is already waterproof. This honestly isn’t a concern. Aquariums operate all the time without electrocuting the fish.
The pump should be fine, if you're worried, switch to a 12V inline one, also have the inlet at one end of the tub and the outlet at the other, you will get better water exchange, also think about some sort of filter
insulation goes the other way around. Reflective side out, to reflect radiating heat out
I just use a $120 deep freezer i bought on google and sealed the inside up with caulk and bought a temperature controller for $40 and it stays 33 degreesF and just unplug it and jump in. Im sure you could fine one even cheaper on like fb market place. You dont have to spend thousands on these to get the awesome benefits!
I'd really love to learn how you did this setup! Do you have a video?
@@shullzach just added one on my channel you can watch👍
@@themotorcycleguy5980 No way! Rad!
If you’re plugging it in outside all the outlets are GFI protected so there’s no worry about any shorts if the pump was to fail and short out it was tripped the GFI
If u wanna trust your life on "it should work" 🤷♂️
ha I am 76 years old and have no idea how to build anything. BUT I love ice baths and I loved this video. Will watch them all! And if there is something I MUST have I will hire someone if they PROMISE to follow your instructions! thanks!
Very nice build. I've been thinking about building one myself but with a twist. We have an outdoor refrigerator that is always plugged in and running, I think I'll use it for a chiller, just build a coil I can place in the freezer compartment. As long as the water is circulating it shouldn't freeze.
I was thinking why not just use a convertible chest freezer and be done with it? Am I missing something?
I think a better insulation would be volcano rock insulation(roxul). The insulation factor is at least 4 x more and is not affected by water(or fire).
however, it is affected by this economy ! sheesh $$$$
So you need to build a separate reservoir tank for the cooling element. Pump the water in like a whirlpool. A bathtub is about the same price as your horse trough. Also to keep board cost down you could use T1-11. Cedar is definitely nicer, though.
To solve you electrical problem, You could have bought a pump with inlet hose adapter so your pump would be outside the tub with hose going to bottom of the tub and then the pump outlet hose would goto your cooling device. You should have also put your inlet and outlet hoses on opposite sides of the tub for much better water circulation.
In addition to the other comments, I might have gone with pistons on either side and hinges from the start. That way you can have one large lid and it'll hold itself up - the one right now seems prone to fall on top of you if there's a stiff breeze.
Pretty awesome. There's definitely a lot of air leaks on the insulation especially in the bottom. Insulation doesn't really work like it should of air can flow and leak around. Just suggesting that because then maybe you can get the temp down lower
Great build! Why did you decide to go this route instead of using a chest freezer? Just silicone the seams inside and use a switched outlet with temperature probe to control the temperature.
Obviously because he’s a TH-cam who makes money when people watch his videos
Or just a bathtub, same price as the horse trough.
Enjoy your builds. You can get an external inline pump to keep all the electrical outside the tank.
Looks great! As you said, inline pump might have been the better choice. But I would also make the water intake and water output on opposite sides of the cold plunge, so you have better water flow instead of just chilling one side.
So how do you empty out the water? Won't the water become stagnate over time?
As someone who is not very handy, this is well beyond my ability to build. I’m sure I could get it done in time but it would certainly not look that pretty and I’d waste thousands of dollars screwing things up the first few times on various steps and having to re-buy more supplies.
That being said, this is an awesome video! Great job! I’m sure other handy people probably have more suggestions on other ways it could have been done, but to someone like me this is absolutely beautiful and couldn’t imagine successfully creating a project like this!
Yeah I think I like just using the deep freezer method. Much cheaper and you can just clad it to look like whatever you want it to be
I posted a longer version of what you said lol. I'd like to see how yours looks? I'm still rocking the killer vibe of getting into a dinged up freezer 😂 I've thought about building a decorative enclosure but I worry that it will not allow the freezer to get rid of the heat
Awesome!!!! You need both a particle filter and an UltraViolet filter and that thing is nearly perfect.
Thanks for the video!
Quick tip: if you cut Styrofoam with a hot wire you don't have to clean up the messy flakes on your lawn afterwards ;)
Free Option, Bathtub. Add ice if wanted.
Just out of curiousity, did you ever consider a chest freezer for this project?
builder after reading your comment: 😭
The guy builds neat interesting creative ideas & not a follower of doing what everybody else does in life + this makes for Great TH-cam content. If I had his skill set and not this dweeb brain of mine which is used for accounting I would definitely build an attractive cold plunge VS an ugly duckling ice chest freezer ice bath.
Probably been mentioned but the pump should be installed outside the tank. Aside from that and a filter looks great.
My buddy got into this ice bath stuff and just has a used deep freeze he bought, caulked it and put a liner in and he’s had it for about 5 years now I’d say. Tried it last year when I was drunk and was an awful way to try and sober up lmao
Using untreated water in that aluminum without any coating/galvanization the calcium and mineral deposits will eventually eat through that aluminum
If you want to save energy and get the most out of your water chiller. You need to have the insulation bonded to the tub itself, I'd say a minimum of 3-4inches thick.
You'll find your chiller will be working extremely hard to keep the water at temp and your tub will end up condensating all over the place.
Yea, Shoulda stuffed the cavity with rockwool.
@@serweed needs to be refrigeration grade bonded to every bit of bare steel including underneath
@@sduns20 My thoughts exactly once I saw what he was doing.
how would one do this? reccomendations?
That is a submersible pump/cord. No need to unplug it baring a catastrophic failure it’s fine. Just make sure the insulation has no cuts or breaks. Or u can buy and inline pump and run it outside the tank
I think it would have been just easier to encase a chest freezer in cedar. My chest freezer / cold plunge is outside and has no problem staying cold and holding ice in 100 plus degree weather. I just have an aquarium filter ($70) and ozonator ($50). The freezer itself is like 400. I like to ozonate and filter on days that I do not have the freezer on, so they do not get encased in ice. I pull them out when I have the freezer on. I have no fancy cedar though.
That’s a way better idea!
Do you run the freezer all day?
@@austinbaker1975 It would turn solid ice if I ran it all day every day. In the summer, I maybe run it 8 -10 hours every 48 hours. This causes a ring of 6 x 6 inch ring of ice to form at the bottom of all sides of the freezer. In the winter, I run it much less. There is always some ice at the bottom. If it gets really cold outside in the winter, there is no need to run it at all. Ice will form at the top with natural cooling in the winter.
You should calm the edge of the trough to seal it to minimize the amount of water they drips into the space around it you could also very easily put weather strips around the edges of the lid and where it touches to help keep it cool.
Why not use a transfer pump on the outside of the tub?
yep, exactlywhat I would have done.
They make water pumps that don’t need to be submerged and could just go on the out feed line. They are RV pumps, I use them in van conversions all the time. You could put it in the same case as the water chiller.
Builds always look so clean
If you want to save some on cedar, and don’t mind a little extra sanding, you can buy fence pickets. Mathew Peech made a video recently where he turned fence boards into shiplap for a garden shed. Pretty cool.
the chiller freak out was extremely cringe, but other than that I love that you decided to make this yourself. Showing others that mostly all products are human made and that we are all individually capable of building highend items ourselves. proof that if you dont have money to buy nice things, you can spend time and effort instead.
Facts it was the same just white 😂
@@ianbibb7895 eh, not really. If you look at the vent holes it seems like a different model, but the reaction was still over the top, especially with the dramatic music.
I know right, so cringe bro. If I bought an "open-box" item and it came with parts falling off and wasn't even the correct model number my reaction would've been so different. I probably would have tipped the seller instead of complaining to be honest!1
his entire attitude is pretty cringe. youtube voice in full effect. "haha im so quirky and spazzy like im kind of different"
Nice video! I have the larger (3'x8') feeding tank on my deck set up as a plunge pool, and I love it! Big difference, (and one I think would solve your being electrified problem), is I have an Intex Pool filter attached to it. You could plumb your chiller into the feed and return lines to the filter pump so there is no submerged pump, and you would also be able to sit at either end.
This would allow for an easy install of an inline uv cleaner as well, good idea 👍
for sure!
I have your 2.0 version. Cal ranch has a plastic 100 gallon stock tank for 89 dollars, it will last longer than the metal. Also the pump+filter could save some money.
So where did you put the drainage system?
I have a professional cold plunge. I looked on how to build one to save money intensively. You have to drain them semi-regular, chillers can freeze over so they need better access than this, and it needs to be colder than 50º for the full benefits of cryo. This sounds good in theory - save the headache and buy a proper plunge is my advice. Best thing I ever bought.
Appreciate you taking the time to document and share your projects. I've been pondering a chiller for this purpose and you helped me answer some questions I had. thank you!
How much did this setup effect your electricity bill? What temperature do you usually keep it at?
Question on the pump, did you look at inline pumps that sit on the outside? I’d imagine it should work but might be more expensive.
I was thinking the same, inline pump and filter.
Great build. I've seen other guys just fill a big chest deep freezer up with water and unplug it when they want to get in it.
Great project and execution! This is something I'd be interested in doing but I live in Quebec and was wondering if any of you had suggestions for making this sort of project sustainable during the winter (would this insulation keep the water from freezing or what could be changed?)
People online usually smash through the ice and use it anyway when its frozen
you're better off just converting a chest freezer into a cold plunge and keeping in a garage or inside your home somewhere. But in lieu of converting a chest freezer, you should just use something like 4" XPS foam board versus the 2" EPS that he used. It has a significantly higher R-value.
Also in the gaps to where the foam board didn't but up against the trough at all I would have stuffed some Rockwool into the voids.
Another area he went wrong is by not insulating the under side of the tub. That will inevitably be a weak link that makes the chiller near impossible to get down to 39* and maintain that indefinitely.
If you're REALLY wanting to go for perfection with this then I would use the 4" XPS foam board and use a woodworking technique called "kerfing" and I would kerf the foam board to perfectly follow the curve of the tub. I would also have a piece attached underneath it as well. All of the pieces of board would be connected continuously with no breaks -- 360* surrounding the tub -- it would all be joined together with a construction adhesive that can survive constant exposure to near freezing temps.
I would also make a lid utilizing the same 4" boards. To make it to where the lid would get an exceptionally tight seal I would take a router and rout out the exact shape of the tub so that you could basically almost create a vacuum seal when closing the lid. This would also prevent any air exchanges occurring, which wouldn't allow for heat intrusion at all. Even with the nasty heat.
I hope that this made some sense? I'm half-asleep and may have just spit out incoherent ramblings, but I'm happy to clarify anything that didn't make sense.
You could always add in a relay that cuts the power when you open the lid as a safeguard.
this is awesome 👍 I wonder if the insulation could be improved with a plastic vapor barrier or spray foam between the gaps, either way this is a great video 👏👏
I was wondering that as well. 🧐 🤔 💭 especially between the bottom and the ground. Or even dig down a few inches to take the natural insulation (if not on concrete or other hard $$ surface).
you can get a big enough trash can for $30, works like a charm and easy to clean and refill when needed. Even comes with its own lid and all.
19:00 miter saws do have a feature called ’just a hair’
Without blade running, press timber to body of blade, lift blade and cut ‘just a hair’
Perfect every time 👍🏻
Love the total cost you add at the end of your videos. Would you also consider adding in the rough time to complete, or how long it took you? TH-cam has a great way of taking a 5 week project and shortening it to 10 mins, no better way to kill a builders spirits.
Adding a filter is also a good idea, as well as any sort of sanitizing device using UV light… 👍🏼👍🏼
Dude, by far the best DIY I have watched for cold plunge. I have to drive like 2 hours to Agri Supply to get a tank, but I am doing this. I also have a load of juniper in my shop and can use that for the exterior. Gonna try and find a deal on a chiller while I assemble all the stuff. Also considering the 1.5 hp EcoPlus chiller on Amazon, a bit more expensive, but looks rock solid.
Check out the diy chest freezer, it is way easier and far more effective as it’s fully insulated and you can get the water way colder. A 33 degree ice bath is a way better experience than a 40 degree water bath if you can even get it that cold with that chiller.
@@r.p.6315heard there’s electrocution risks with that way tho, likely the way i’ll go but still seems a litttle bit sketchy
Any update on how the unit is working? Any things you'd do different design wise?
You could put an on/off switch triggered by opening/closing the lid and there you go, never forget to turn off the electricity :)
Guessing you will need to drain water from time to time due to the stagnant water.
A drain plug that connects to a piece of hose would be a good enhancement.
My cold plunge is after a hot shower in the morning - then turning the valve to cold water only and showering for at least 1 minute - on the cheap. see if you can do it when it 20 dregrees farenheit outside. Trust me the water is cold.
A razor knife heated up with a propane torch is an amazing way to cut through rigid foam. Just like butter!
Before you sealed up the top of the unit you should’ve gotten some of those bags of foam mix for post holes before in there to take up all the excess space and it would’ve insulated it better
Spray foam would work well here. It has the benefit of filling the whole cavity.
get an RV water pump like a shur-flo it would go outside your tub, look super clean, low voltage, and safe electrically. can usually get pump and connector at stores like tractor supply pretty reasonably
That’s smart
That's like a fish tank pump you can do a pumps outside along the piping and that cable sitting on the metal tub, not good.. But you did amazing generally speaking. The benefits of cold showers and cold water are amazing.
You could get normal and needed performance modulating pump for like 50$ and mount it properly on suction, those pumps have priming qualities, usually it's from 2m to 50m suction pumps, so cheapest one would do the job. And water area would be bigger.
Do you keep it on 24/7? If not, how long does it take to cool once you do turn it on. Also, does the water get treated with chlorine? If so, how does the metal react to that?
What GPH size pump did you end up using ?
Can you apply a protective coat of sealant on the wood, wont the wood get damaged over time from the water?
Can alomst hear the tears in his voice durring the unboxing of the cooler unit. The frustration was thick!
Hey, no matter what brother, you made it yourself and you will always find things you would have done differently, different next time. No comment on the insulation, but with the chiller you have, probably and in-line pump would be a better option. Maybe it was mentioned. Like the video anyway. Just finished laying 3 cubic yards for half my parking area in Indonesia, and was thinking about a cold dip in the pool when I decided on a cold beer or three and looking for people who made there own cold plunge. Keep doing it your way brother.
Just buy a tin bath, a hosepipe…. Each time you want a plunge, you’ll need about 4 bags of ice.
A hell of a lot less that even $1000
Nice work! Appreciate your attention to detail, and the quality build!!
How about a large deep freezer with a timer and trim it out in cedar? Simple. Insulated and energy efficient.
The honesty is so great. awesome to see.
Great looking cold plunge!
Should have put silicone between the tub and the framing..water will seep through if you do a lot of splashing and accumulate on the bottom
Your son's face squished against the window ten minutes in got me XD awesome build though man. Finished product looks great; I'm gonna try my best to recreate it at home. Thanks!!
i got a trough from home depot!! 6' x 2' x 2', it's perfect! but in winter in colorado... i've got a 6" ice berg in my tank lol so this spring i'm going to build a deck for my hot tub (which I got for free and would cost $18k to buy one like it now!) and i'm going to build the ice tank box into that deck so it's easy to get back and forth between hot tub and ice tank! love this video! Thanks man!
i've seen other channels talk about using a warmer of some kind people use on farms to keep the water from freezing in the winter. Just a thought
Hey my man! great vid! Would you happen to have the build plan for this in a PDF form? probably dont but would love to have one!
Such an achievable build, however that pump inside the tank gives me anxiety. Perhaps buy an inline pump and move it above or next to the chiller.
I think the problem is that he didn't have all the parts for his build and was working on assumptions. He'd have to cut off the end with the chiller and redo the wrap and foam. I've never considered doing that, I'll by piece mill until I have everything.
If you sit still, you have a sort of protective coat around you. You should move and you will notice a lot more cold, a lot.
Great video. Only, what isnt accounted for in your budget is the 100k worth of tools you have invested already. And the years of experience in craft. Not that it’s not doable for DIYers. But it is an investment up front and over time in yourself. Awesome work.
I was thinking about using one of those freezers that open on the top. Place plastic in it to make the water sealed, cool the water, unplug it when inside. Might take several hours to cool, so maybe use a timer.
Works good but you need to drain it and clean it at least once a week.
Or
Buy a fiberglass free standing tub.
Spray foam underneath void.
Install chiller and pump.
Done.
Maybe a good addition could be a drain. Since you don't have a filter, you will likely want to drain it semi-regularly.
Surround the cable with rubber where it touches the metal, then add a drip dip in the power plug, you can see it with aquariums, basically it makes it where the water will not ever be able to get near the power source and remove the chance for electrocution.
My father builds houses. I help him consistently as he gets older to get all the material, that lumber costs much more then $100. Right now the issue is a massive increase thanks to inflation.
Switch the cold water intake from the top and the return at the bottom for efficiency