Active Aqua
Active Aqua AAPW550 Submersible Water Pump, 550 GPH, 33W, 6 Ft Cord
feeding a hydroponic-style chiller, circulating a tub that has no hose ports, pumping a tub out into a utility sink
A hydroponics chiller whose listing also covers cold plunge baths of 40 to 92 gallons.
This chiller comes from hydroponics, where it keeps nutrient reservoirs cool, but its listing names cold plunge baths as a use and rates it for 40 to 92 gal (151–348 L). That makes it a fit for a small upright tub rather than a long, lie-down one. It has a titanium evaporator, a digital temperature control and a Boost function for faster cooling.
It is a bare chiller: water has to be pushed through it by a separate pump of 396 to 925 GPH, and neither pump nor hoses are in the box. The listing also leaves out the lowest temperature it reaches and how long a cool-down takes, so those are questions for the manual. At 19 in (48 cm) tall and 48.2 lb (21.9 kg), it stands on the floor beside the tub.
Tip: Size the tub to the chiller, not the other way round – a tub whose listed capacity sits inside the 40 to 92 gal rating keeps the chiller within what it was built for.
Active Aqua
feeding a hydroponic-style chiller, circulating a tub that has no hose ports, pumping a tub out into a utility sink
DOGITY
chilling a cold plunge without a chiller, occasional plunges, topping up cool hose water in fall
Drive Medical
upright barrel tubs with a wall of about 30 in, bare concrete floors, anyone who wants a handhold that is not the tub