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Five things worth reading before you spend anything

These are the arguments we have on WhatsApp every week, written down properly. No brochure language, no health claims, and every number traceable to the same heat-load model that runs our calculator.

What each guide is actually for

Sizing a chillerwhy a 4.2 kW unit gives 1.95 kW here, and the rule we size by
Total cost of ownershipshell, chiller, freight, pad, power, water and service over five years
Rental villasguests, photographs, locked panels and who cleans it between stays
Sauna and plunge on one deckwet zones, falls, drainage, circuits and Rp 75-160 million
Imported tubswhat a European specification assumes that Indonesia does not provide

The order they are worth reading in depends on where you are. If you have not bought anything yet, start with what a cold plunge costs in Indonesia, because it is the guide that most often changes the size of the tub people were about to order. If you have already been quoted and want to check whether the chiller is honest, go straight to the chiller sizing guide — it contains the whole calculation, constants included.

If you own or manage a villa that guests pay to stay in, ice baths for rental villas is the one written for you: it covers the listing photograph, the guest who sets 3 degrees and leaves, and what happens to the water between two bookings. If the plan involves heat as well as cold, sauna and cold plunge on one deck covers the plumbing and electrical layout that is cheap to draw now and expensive to retrofit. And if you are comparing us with a tub shipped in from Europe or the United States, read why imported tubs fail here first — it is the least flattering thing on this site about our own industry.

The numbers every guide is built on

Holding load, 400 L closed, Jakarta516 W
Same tub with no lid710 W
Condensation on open water190 W per square metre, all year
1.5 PK chiller, nominal4.2 kW at 15 °C water
Same unit against 5 °C water in 34 °C air1.95 kW
Sizing ruletwice the holding load, and a full pull-down inside 8 hours
Working range2-20 °C, held to ±0.3 °C
Electricity across IndonesiaRp 146,000-226,000 a month

None of these are marketing figures. They come out of one published model, and you can run your own volume, city and target temperature through it on the chiller calculator. Component prices sit on the pricing page, city-by-city figures on the locations page, and the shells themselves under products.

Questions that come before any of the guides

Where should a complete beginner start?

With what a cold plunge costs in Indonesia. Almost everybody arrives with a shell in mind and a budget that ignores the chiller, and the chiller is usually the larger of the two numbers.

Are these guides trying to sell me something?

They are written by the workshop that builds the tubs, so treat them accordingly. What we have tried to do instead of hiding that is publish the model, the constants and the exclusions, so any figure here can be checked against the chiller calculator or against a competitor's quotation.

Do the numbers apply to my city?

The worked examples use Jakarta, Canggu, Bandung and Surabaya because they bracket the range. Your own city's incoming water temperature, chiller size and monthly bill are on the locations page.

How often are they updated?

Prices were last revised in September 2026 and are held for 21 days in any written quotation. The heat-load model itself changes rarely; when it does, every page that reads from it changes on the same day, because they all pull the same file.

What you will not find in any of them

Health claims. There is genuinely interesting research on recovery, sleep and mood, and none of it is our field — we hold water at a temperature, we do not treat people. If you have a heart condition, uncontrolled hypertension, epilepsy, or you are pregnant, that conversation belongs with a doctor. Anything else, including the awkward questions about what our warranty excludes, is answered on the FAQ page or by a person on WhatsApp through contact.

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Read one, then send us your numbers

If a guide raises a question about your own site, send the photograph and the meter reading. You will get a heat load and a chiller size back, not a brochure.

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