IceFall Ice Bath: One Person Chilled Plunge Bath
The ice bath you must not put ice in. That is the design, not a quirk.
£4,995.00
Delivery included, mainland Britain
Typically 21 working days, often sooner. We confirm your date by email or when you order.
- Tank
- Stainless steel, 2000 mm long by 750 mm wide by 740 mm high, rated for one adult
- Cooling
- Any temperature from 0 to 15°C in 1°C steps, held by the machine
- Water
- 270 litres at the standard fill, filtered and ozone sterilised, no plumbing
- Control
- Waterproof touchscreen, with a reservation timer from 16 to 96 hours
- Also included
- Insulation cover, replaceable filter core, four adjustable feet
- Electrics
- 500 W at 220 to 240 V, earthed, on a 30 mA RCD
- Delivery
- Two pallets, delivery included to mainland Britain
It chills the water itself and holds whatever temperature you set, with filtration and ozone sterilisation running on their own and no plumbing to connect. The trade is that you are buying a refrigeration machine rather than a tub: it wants a level drained spot, an earthed supply on a 30 mA RCD, and draining before a hard frost.
Delivery & installation
Delivery is included in the price, to mainland Britain, direct to you. It travels on two pallets, so the driver needs somewhere to put them down and you need a route from there to where it is going to stand. We confirm the access your property needs with you in writing before the unit leaves.
Check the pallets on arrival. Any transit damage has to be reported within 48 hours of delivery, so unwrap and look before the day gets away from you.
Warranty
18 months, on the condition that the bath is registered with the manufacturer within 14 days of delivery. Registered later than that, or not at all, and the cover is 12 months.
Repairs have to be carried out by an F-Gas registered engineer. Spare parts are available for five years from purchase, which is a parts commitment rather than an extension of the warranty.
Two things the manufacturer excludes outright, both worth knowing before they happen: damage caused by running the unit without water, and corrosion of the stainless steel tank caused by chlorine tablets, disinfectants or other harsh chemicals.
We handle a claim with the manufacturer rather than passing you to a factory.
Returns
Fair, clear returns in line with UK consumer law. Full details in our returns policy before you commit to anything.
About this product
A single person plunge bath two metres long with a stainless steel tank, holding 270 litres at a standard fill and holding any temperature you set between 0 and 15°C. Filtration and a sterilisation cycle run on their own, the control is a waterproof touchscreen, and a reservation timer brings the water to temperature in time for your session.
It is an ice bath you must not put ice in: the manufacturer's manual rules out foreign objects in the tank because they block the internal pipes. The defrost setting makes its own ice against the tank wall instead.
Who this is actually for.
Every product here is described with the honest opposite beside it: who it suits, and who should buy something else.
The tank is 2000 mm long and the manufacturer rates it for one adult. That is a proper full length immersion rather than a sit-up barrel.
Worth confirmingIt is not a two person bath and there is no larger version of this model. If you want to plunge together, buy something else.
Anywhere from 0 to 15°C in one degree steps, held by the machine. The reservation timer runs from 16 to 96 hours in eight hour steps, and the unit starts cooling by itself in time to hit your slot.
Worth confirmingFrom a standing start the manufacturer says it may take several hours to reach the temperature you set. This is a machine you plan around, not one you switch on when you fancy it.
132 kg dry, roughly 400 kg at the standard 270 litre fill, standing on four adjustable feet. The manual asks for a level, stable, structurally sound surface with drainage, and says water must not be allowed to collect underneath it.
Worth confirmingFour hundred kilos through four feet is a point load, and the manual asks you to verify the floor's load-bearing capacity before installation. On a timber floor, a balcony or a raised deck, get someone to look at the structure first.
Filtration runs continuously and sterilisation is a built in ozone system, on a schedule you can also trigger by hand from the touchscreen. There is no plumbing connection: you fill it, run it, and drain it from the outlet at the bottom.
Worth confirmingThe manual rules out chlorine tablets, disinfectants and other corrosive chemicals, and says the resulting corrosion of the tank is not covered by the warranty. If your idea of water care is a floating dispenser, this is not that product.
The unit is rated to operate between 0 and 43°C ambient. Sited outdoors it also wants a sunshade or rain canopy, and the manual says not to run it during rain, thunderstorms or strong winds.
Worth confirmingIf the air is going below freezing, the manual is blunt: stop using it, turn the power off and drain the water out completely. A British winter will ask you to do that more than once.
The three that catch people out are the frost rule, the no-ice rule and how short a session actually is. All three are the manufacturer's own instructions, and all three are easier to hear now than in February.
The numbers you need before you measure the space.
Taken from the manufacturer's specification for the IceFall Ice Bath, SKU ICE-13089.
The figures below are the bath itself. Allow at least 2 metres between it and any heat source or open flame, keep the ventilation openings clear, and leave room to get in and out and to reach the front panel for filter changes.
The ice bath you must not put ice in.
Start with the line in the manual that stops people short. Do not introduce foreign objects into the tub, including ice cubes, as they may block the internal pipes. That is not a quirk. It is the whole design. Water circulates continuously through a filter and a sterilisation cycle, and a sealed refrigeration circuit takes the heat out of it. Drop in a bag of supermarket ice and you are feeding solids into a pump that is not expecting them. It is worth understanding what you are giving up, because the sums are not small. Water takes about 4.18 kilojoules to raise one kilogram by one degree, and ice absorbs about 334 kilojoules for every kilogram of it that melts. Dropping 270 litres by ten degrees therefore takes roughly 11,300 kilojoules, which is about 34 kg of ice. Every session. And the moment you finish pouring, the air starts warming it back up. This machine does it a different way. You set a temperature between 0 and 15°C on a waterproof touchscreen and it holds it. There is a defrost setting that builds a genuine ice-water mixture by freezing the water against the inside of the tank, with the freezing point adjustable between 3 and 8°C, so the ice you get is made in the tank rather than carried to it in bags. The trade is that you are buying a machine rather than a tub. It runs on R290, which is efficient and flammable, so it wants two metres of clear air between it and anything hot, ventilation openings kept clear, and a properly earthed supply behind a 30 milliamp RCD. And when the air outside is heading below freezing, it wants draining. None of that is a reason not to buy one. It is a reason to know before, not after.
The commitments nobody lists next to the price.
Stated before you buy rather than discovered afterwards.
Modest as appliances go, but this is a refrigeration unit sitting beside 270 litres of water. The manual is specific: the unit must be connected to a properly grounded electrical system, with the earth permanently connected to the fixed wiring or plugged into a grounded socket on the building's fixed wiring, and the supply must be protected by a residual current device rated at no more than 30 milliamps. The connection detail for your installation is confirmed with you in writing before you order.
Level, stable and structurally sound, with drainage, and no standing water underneath. Outdoors the manual also asks for a sunshade or rain canopy, and says not to operate the unit during rain, thunderstorms or strong winds. Indoors it wants a well ventilated room. Either way, at roughly 400 kg filled on four feet, have the floor checked first.
Fill to at least the minimum level mark inside the tank: running it low lets air into the pump, and damage from running it without water is not covered. Nothing hotter than 40°C goes in. The filter is a paper core behind the front access panel, changed with a screwdriver, inspected regularly and replaced when it is dirty. Sanitation is a built in ozone system, which is why nothing else goes in: no chlorine tablets, no disinfectants, no corrosive chemicals. The tank is stainless steel and the resulting corrosion is not covered either.
The manufacturer publishes maximum immersion times and they are shorter than most people expect: one minute at 0 to 5°C, three minutes at 6 to 10°C, five minutes at 11 to 15°C. It also asks you to shower before getting in, to avoid using it straight after hard exercise or after drinking, and to speak to a doctor first if you are pregnant or have a heart, blood pressure, circulatory or skin condition. Children only under adult supervision.
Rated for ambient temperatures from 0 to 43°C. If the air is expected to drop below 0°C the manual says do not operate the unit, turn off the power and drain the water completely. In Britain that is a job you will do most years, and it is the same routine as putting it away for a long break.
R290 is a hydrocarbon refrigerant. It is efficient and it is flammable, which is why the two metre clearance and the clear ventilation openings are not optional. Repairs have to be carried out by an F-Gas registered engineer, and spare parts are available for five years from purchase.
The running costs, with the working shown.
The purchase price is public; the running cost rarely is. Ours are published with the assumptions stated, so you can check the sums rather than take our word for them.
about 13p
500 W is 0.5 kWh an hour. At 26.11p per kWh that is 13.06p for every hour the unit is pulling its full rated power, which it does while it is working the water down to temperature.
about £3.13 a day
24 hours at 0.5 kWh is 12 kWh, or £3.13. This is the ceiling and you should not expect to pay it, because the unit stops drawing full power once the water has reached the temperature you set.
the two real levers
Sleep mode stops the cooling and leaves only the self-circulating sterilisation running, which the manufacturer describes as reducing energy consumption. The reservation timer then brings it back to temperature in time for your slot. Between them they decide whether you are paying to chill water nobody is going to get into.
free, and people skip it
The manual lists a cover left off as one of the causes of slow or no cooling. Every degree the air puts back in is a degree the compressor has to take out again, so the cheapest thing you can do for the running cost is close the lid.
Assumptions: the manufacturer's rated power of 500 W, drawn continuously, which is the absolute maximum rather than a normal duty cycle; electricity at the Ofgem price cap unit rate of 26.11p per kWh, 1 July to 30 September 2026, including VAT. A refrigeration unit cycles once the water is at temperature, exactly as a fridge does, so real use sits below every figure here. We will publish measured figures once we have run one for a full season. Rerun the sums at your own tariff.
What you will actually be doing.
The jobs, and how often
| Job | How often | Who does it |
|---|---|---|
| Keep the insulation cover on The manual asks for it to stay covered when not in use: it keeps the water clean, holds the temperature and reduces the safety risk of an open tank. Keep the cover itself out of prolonged direct sunlight, which ages it. | Whenever it is not in use | You |
| Look at the water Clarity and smell tell you most of it. Filtration and the built in ozone system are the sanitation here, so the job is watching the water and changing it when it needs it rather than dosing it. Shower before you get in and the water lasts longer. | Before each session | You |
| Inspect and replace the filter core A paper core behind the front access panel. Power off and unplug, undo the panel screws, turn the pump cover anticlockwise, swap the core, put it back. The manual asks you to inspect regularly and replace when dirt or debris is present, rather than working to a calendar. | Inspect regularly, replace when dirty | You |
| Drain, clean and refill How often depends on use and water quality. Power the unit off before draining. The drain outlet is at the bottom of the unit, centred on the rear, and can be plumbed away if that suits your installation. | As use and water condition dictate | You |
| Drain it down before a hard frost Below 0°C ambient the manual says stop using it, turn off the power and completely drain the system. Same routine for a long break: drain it, take the filter core out and store it dry, and close the cover. | Every hard frost, and before a long break | You |
| Anything touching the refrigerant The circuit is sealed and contains R290. Repairs have to be carried out by an F-Gas registered engineer, which is both the manufacturer's requirement and the condition attached to your warranty. | Only if needed | An F-Gas registered engineer |
The numbers, plainly.
- Warranty
- 18 month warranty when registered
- Lead time
- Typically 21 working days, often sooner. We confirm your date by email or when you order.
Every figure here comes from the manufacturer's published specification and user manual for this model.
What comes with it.
- The stainless steel tank, 2000 mm by 750 mm by 740 mm
- Front box housing the cooling unit, water circulation and control panel
- Insulation cover
- Replaceable paper filter core
- Ozone sterilisation, scheduled and on demand
- Waterproof touchscreen control
- Reservation timer, 16 to 96 hours
- Four adjustable feet
- The base or standing surface. Level, drained, and able to carry roughly 400 kg.
- The electrical connection, by a qualified electrician, on a 30 mA RCD.
- A sunshade or rain canopy, if it is going outside. The manual asks for one.
- A non-slip mat at the entry point. The manual recommends it and wet stainless is slippery.
- Moving it off the pallets and into position on delivery day.
What you still have to arrange.
The manufacturer rates it for one adult and there is no larger version of this model. Squeezing is not an option you have.
The manufacturer's own maximum immersion times are one minute at 0 to 5°C, three minutes at 6 to 10°C and five minutes at 11 to 15°C. If you were picturing a long soak, picture something else.
The manual says not to put foreign objects into the tank, ice cubes included, because they block the internal pipes. The unit makes its own ice on the defrost setting instead.
No chlorine tablets, no disinfectants, no corrosive chemicals. Corrosion of the tank caused by them is excluded from the warranty.
Below 0°C ambient the manual says power it off and drain it. If you need a plunge that stays live through a British cold snap outside, this is not it.
The refrigeration circuit is sealed and contains R290. Repairs have to be done by an F-Gas registered engineer, which is a warranty condition as well as a safety one.
None of this is unusual for the category. It is listed because finding it out after delivery is what turns a good purchase into a bad week.
What we know, and how we know it.
Not a rating. A record of where every figure on this page comes from: what we have checked against a published source, what the maker has confirmed in writing, and what nobody has measured yet. The states describe our evidence, not the product.
- Dimensions, capacities and temperature range
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Verified
The 2000 by 750 by 740 mm tank, the 270 and 388 litre volumes, the 132 kg dry weight and the 0 to 15°C range, checked against the manufacturer's published specification and user manual. Both documents are downloadable from this page.
IceFall specification and running costs - Electrical supply and refrigerant
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Verified
The 500 W rating, the 220 to 240 V earthed supply, the 30 mA RCD requirement and the sealed R290 circuit, checked against the manufacturer's user manual.
IceFall user manual - Water treatment
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Verified
Ozone sterilisation and the replaceable filter core, as published in the manufacturer's specification. The chemical exclusions are the manufacturer's own instruction in the manual, not our interpretation of it.
- Warranty terms
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Verified
18 months on registration within 14 days of delivery and 12 months without, repairs by an F-Gas registered engineer, and spare parts for five years from purchase, checked against the published warranty terms for this model.
- Running cost
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Not independently measured
The figures further up this page are calculated from the manufacturer's rated power rather than metered in use, and they say so where they appear. No independent measurement of what this model actually draws over a season exists.
- Cooling time from a standing start
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Not independently measured
The manual says it may take several hours to reach a set temperature and publishes no figure for it. Pull down time depends on the starting water temperature and the air around the unit, and nobody has measured it for this model.
- Noise in use
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Information not yet published
The compressor's sound level is not stated in the manufacturer's specification or in the manual, and we have not measured one. If it matters for where you are putting it, ask before you order and we will get a figure.
First hand states will be added when we have run one of these for a full season. Until then, nothing on this page is presented as tested by us.
Weighing this against another cold plunge? Let us do the homework.
Choosing between two plunge baths takes evenings of research, so let us carry it. Name the other one you are considering and we will put the two side by side properly: size, temperature range, what the running cost actually works out at, and what each one asks of your floor and your electrics. A written comparison or a call, whichever suits you, within 24 hours. And if the other one genuinely fits your space better, we will say so.