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Choosing A Location
Top 4 Considerations for Tub Placement
There are 4 essential things you need
to operate your home ice bath:
- Access to a Water Source
→ An outdoor tap and long garden hose is always a good choice for outdoors and potentially indoors.
→ You can use a simple garden hose adapter to connect 2 garden hoses as well.
→ An aquarium kit to connect a hose to a kitchen or bathroom sink to fill your Submerge Tub from a nearby bathroom inside the home is a great choice.
- Access to a Drain
→ Proper drainage is a must even outdoors.
→ You can use an aquarium kit or a sump pump to drain the tub with the accompanying hose down the drain of a nearby shower or bathtub inside.
- Within Range of your Home Wi-Fi Network
→ To ensure smooth continuous operation of your ice bath via the smartphone app.
- An Electrical Outlet
→ You can always use an extension cord.
PRO TIP
The fact that your tub is light and inflatable means you can pick it up and put it anywhere all by yourself so test out different spaces before you fill it up the first time.
Convenience for your daily routine and ease of ongoing maintenance are your 2 main concerns in determining location.
Convenience for your daily routine and ease of ongoing maintenance are your 2 main concerns in determining location.
Your system needs to be plugged in to operate and within your home Wi-Fi network to be accessible via app. You need a water source to fill it up and a place to easily drain the water as you will need drain, clean, and refill your ice bath every 4-8 weeks.
As long as you have convenient access or create convenient access to these 4 things you can essentially place your tub anywhere for successful long-term operation.
THE BOTTOMLINE
You can put your tub ANYWHERE, inside or out. Where there’s a will, there’s cold water.
Is Inside or Outside Best?
Keeping your system inside or outside is a matter of personal preference, however depending on the climate you live in year round you’ll want to keep a few things in mind:
- Your ice bath can only operate in ambient temperatures between 37ºF-108ºF (3ºC-42ºC) so if you live in a place that has proper winter you’ll have to bring it indoors for at least a portion of the year to avoid freezing over.
- If you live some place warm year round you can keep it outside all year.
If kept inside your main consideration will be circulation. The system expels hot air when actively cooling and runs a fan so you have 2 options:
- You’ll want a large dedicated space to operate the system in that has good circulation
OR
- A smaller space thats actively climate controlled
If kept outside your main consideration will be putting the system someplace covered and protected from the weather:
- This includes a covered apartment patio, the side of a house with an overhanging roof, a covered deck, a gazebo, a pergola… you get the picture.
- It’s rated water resistant for outdoor use, so it’s OK if it gets wet but you want to ensure you it doesn’t get doused or flooded. Keep it protected from the sun and rain.
- It’s not advised to keep the Tub or Chiller in direct sun in any climate as this will work against the system actively heating it while it works to stay cold.
Quick Comparison Chart
ㅤ | PROS | CONS |
INSIDE | ✓ Convenient ✓ Private ✓ Easier to Maintain Stable Temps ✓ Stays Clean | ✖️ Needs air circulation or climate control ✖️ Around tub might get wet |
OUTSIDE | ✓ You can Make a Mess ✓ Easier and Faster to Clean and Maintain ✓ Heat & Noise not an Issue | ✖️ Outside of tub might get dirty |
THE BOTTOMLINE
The best place for your Tub is the one where it gets used the most. Submerging is hard enough. Don’t give yourself unnecessary excuses.
Common Set-Up Concerns
Tub Placement
Is it Hot & Noisy?
Your system has 3 states; actively cooling, actively pumping, and OFF.
→ Your system operates a fan in order to cool, this fan can produce up to 60 decibels (dB) typically equivalent to a normal conversation or background music. It's a moderate noise level, not too loud but clearly audible.
→ When maintaining the temperature the fan turns off, the machine then drops to 50 decibels (dB) which is generally equivalent to a quiet, suburban area or a quiet office. It's a relatively low noise level, often perceived as a soft sound.
→ When switched OFF it produces no sound at all.
If your system is kept outdoors its no different than other outside utility equipment you have running. You might hear it if its running outside a bedroom window but its equivalent to white noise and its operation is smooth and constant. Heat from the fan is a non issue.
If your system is kept indoors and behind a closed door it will insulate 90% of the noise and you basically won’t be able to tell when its running. Even if the space you want to run your system is indoors, small, and enclosed thats OK, just run the AC in that room when the machine is on and your system will run more consistently and reliably than in any other environment.
THE BOTTOMLINE
Noise and heat aren’t really an issue.
Will Everything Get Wet?
If you set things up outdoors where spilling a little water is no problem then you’re safe but there are essentially 3 things to look out for when using your tub that could make a mess:
- Getting in and out of the tub,
- Performing routine maintenance,
- and condensation.
PROBLEM | You wet body will drip water as you exit the tub after each session. |
SOLUTION | Use a dedicated bathmat and have towels on hand when submerging. |
PROBLEM | Some water will drip when you remove hoses to perform maintenance. |
SOLUTION | Purchase a silicon mat with a raised edge to rest your chiller on and catch every drop of water during maintenance. |
ㅤ | ㅤ |
PROBLEM | Depending on the environment, both the ice bath and chiller could generate some condensation. |
SOLUTION | Condensation is generally a non issue in humidity 60% or less however a silicon mat will provide reassurance that water that may condense and drip from your Chiller will not reach the floor below it. |
ㅤ | Its advised to use breathable tiles under your tub to encourage airflow and avoid any moisture buildup that may lead to mold or mildew. |
ㅤ | Ensure your ice bath isn’t crowded against a wall or other objects, that there is proper space and air circulation around the tub and chiller to prevent condensation |
THE BOTTOMLINE
You can easily keep things dry with a little planning.
What Kind of Floor Works Best?
- If you’re setting up on a deck outside where any water fall through to the ground then you’ve got nothing to worry about.
- If the floor under your ice bath anywhere else isn’t waterproof (ceramic or porcelain tile, vinyl, waterproof laminate etc) and you are concerned about the floor getting and staying wet you can protect it by raising it off the floor with breathable tiles to allow air flow all around the tub to keep things dry.
- You could also use a silicon mat under the Chiller to act as an additional barrier.
THE BOTTOMLINE
You can put your system anywhere as long as you take basic precautions.
Is It Heavy?
Depending on how full your tub is your complete ice bath system can contain anywhere between 65-80 gallons of water and weight between 660-720 lbs.
Make sure you setup on a flat, even surface that can support the weight of the total system including yourself.
THE BOTTOMLINE
Use common sense where setting it up and you’ll be fine.