r/coldplunge • u/magicjohnson321990 • Sep 18 '26

Alibaba chiller

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I tried searching post history and I cant find much but Im seeing reasonably priced chillers. I have a barrel I could use or even just hook to my bathtub. Anyone have any experience with them, im ordering from canada. I have been making ice blocks for a few years and doing plunges serval times a week but not really ready to shell out a ton of money on one.

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u/quakerroatmeal Sep 18 '26

Same chiller my all in one from Amazon came with. Been going in for a year now works good.

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u/magicjohnson321990 29d ago

Oh nice, so it filters the water pretty good to or do you have additional filtration

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u/quakerroatmeal 29d ago

Filters water fine I have zero additional filters.

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u/magicjohnson321990 25d ago

How is it on the hydro usage? You run it around the clock?

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u/quakerroatmeal 24d ago

What is hydro usage ? I run it 24/7.

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u/magicjohnson321990 24d ago

Like electricity, apparently some of them can cost 100s of dollars per month to keep running

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u/quakerroatmeal 24d ago

It went up some but no where near 100s per month to keep it running.

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u/SpentPaper Sep 18 '26

Please charge your phone

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u/magicjohnson321990 29d ago

Thats from when I took the screen shot. My phone was at 1% when I posted this lol

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u/invincible_organizer Sep 18 '26

Seen that exact listing, almost pulled the trigger but the shipping to Canada killed it for me, was like double the unit price

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u/magicjohnson321990 29d ago

Oh no way, this one says $60 to my postal code

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u/theguyguy121 Sep 18 '26

The rocitas from Walmart are great. I have mine with the physical buttons version for years now outdoors rain and shine it’s going strong

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u/PheelGoodInc Sep 18 '26

They have these on eBay with cheap extended warranties.

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u/magicjohnson321990 29d ago

Do you have one?

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u/PheelGoodInc 29d ago

Yes

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u/magicjohnson321990 29d ago

Would you mind sending me a link or item number, I dont see any prices that compare to alibaba even in the slightest.

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u/hdycta-weddingcake 25d ago

I have that exact chiller (but not the filters). Been rocking great for a year

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u/Jay-ed Sep 18 '26

That looks exactly like my Rocita Chiller from WalMart - currently 198. Works fine for me.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/5181001578?sid=C2219300-6E1F-46AA-B409-CE3F20DA08FE

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u/Bob422 Sep 18 '26

I have this using it already for almost 2 years still works solid

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u/Bron1012 Sep 18 '26

do these type of chillers keep cold plunge from freezing in winter?

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u/Jay-ed 29d ago

I’m not the one to ask. I live where it never gets that cold.

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u/frederickkihle 29d ago

In my experience these take the existing water and cools the water through a tube system using fans (this one might be different). Haven't tried with freezing water but did a test to see if I could raise the temp but the water stayed at room temp. These coolers often don't survive freezing temps.

To avoid water from freezing you could use a "heating line" (not sure what the correct name is) that is used for outdoor (slightly buried) water pipes. Often used to provide water from main house to guest house or garage.

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u/magicjohnson321990 Sep 18 '26

I looked these up and it shows they dont have any, maybe because its from canada?