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The cold tub cools the water – and users – without ice or refrigerant.

Umito November 12, 2024

While hot tubs may get all the glory, cold plunge hot tubs are the ones that actually help reduce muscle inflammation and soreness after exercise. The Snowcap tank makes this process more feasible than ever, cooling water without the use of ice or refrigerant.

Currently the subject of an Indiegogo campaign, the Snowcap is made by Australian startup Clearwater Ice Baths.

The one-person inflatable bathtub itself is made of waterproof drop-stitch fabric, weighs 8-10 kg (18-22 lb) when empty, and can hold 300-320 liters (79-85 gal) of water. water. Its 40 lb (18 kg) lid incorporates a 20 micron flip-up water filtration unit, which draws water upward through an integrated thermoelectric cooler.

put it very simply, a thermoelectric cooler (aka Peltier cooler) uses an electric current to draw heat from one side to the other.

In this particular case, the side from which the heat is extracted is in the water, while the side which gives off the heat is exposed to the air. This arrangement allows the device to cool the water circulating through it, without using moving parts, refrigerants or ice.

According to its designers, the Snowcap takes about eight hours to cool water from an ambient temperature of 25ºC (77ºF) to a refrigerated temperature of 1.5ºC (35ºF) – the system uses about 1.10 $ of electricity to do this. The cover simply plugs into a regular electrical outlet.

Cold baths can also build muscle resilience, restore balance to the nervous system, and improve cognitive function and mood.

If users still want ice in their water, the Snowcap is capable of making and dispensing ice cubes. It can also reverse the electrical current from the thermoelectric cooler, turning it into a heater capable of warming water up to 40ºC (104ºF).

An app is used to set/maintain the water temperature and to schedule times the water should be at certain temperatures. The app is also used to track the duration and frequency of cold and hot baths.

Assuming the Snowcap tank reaches production, a pledge of US$1,257 I’ll get you one. The expected retail price is $2,007.

This is demonstrated in the following video.