DIY Chest Freezer Cold Plunge for $618.89

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foam for support $24.99
pump $18.49
filter housing $19.79
filter $8.06
rollers $20.94
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@Dcrainmaker 8 месяцев назад

Super interesting…kinda tempted! Well done!

@BreakItYourself 8 месяцев назад

It's overhyped, but I've come to enjoy it weirdly. The Facebook group I linked to in the description helped me out a ton. Some mornings, I'm upset with myself that I've made the cold plunge because I'd rather not do it haha. I hope you end up building one, and if so, I'm here if you have any questions.

@3styFekt 7 месяцев назад

@@BreakItYourselfwhy do you think it's overhyped if you even make yourself do it on the days you don't want to. Just curious.

@thanks4that261 9 месяцев назад

Ive watched about 25 videos so far and yours is by far the best, thanks!!!! Much appreciated

@zachgrossman26 10 месяцев назад

Great video! Did you drill holes in the top to run cables through?

@EUCvibes 2 месяца назад

just get a big plastic portable pool and fill it with ice water

@Trashczar 9 месяцев назад

You can also buy a fabric or plastic pond liner and cut it to the dimensions of your freezer. This is water tight and you can clean it whenever you empty the water. I did this and I also used JB WW for extra protection. The wifi Inkbird is awesome, you can monitor and change water temp from the app on your phone.

@SleepyBabyKittens-vb1hn 7 месяцев назад

I think they just want it to seem as professional as possible. Creases in plastic just make it less fancy, but what you suggest is most logical.

@Aaron-hype 7 месяцев назад

So is it the actual cold air that's keeping the temperature? I'd presume you'd want to add some ice initially as cooling that much water from the surface would be a long process?

@TheMadjazzer 23 дня назад

Did you use a liner? Any recommendations?

@FitnessSheriff 2 месяца назад

Tip 128: Don't get a freezer with a loud ass overheat alarm that goes off outside at 2am. When first filling, fill just a little water and cool (or freeze into ice cube), then add a little more water (that will melt that ice) - 4inches at a time...so freezer outside wall temps don't become scolding hot and set off the alarm. On my first XL 24sq FT freezer, I had to have a fan blowing 24/7 on compressor when freezer was turned on. Could fit 2 people in it. Smaller is better. If buying used - get seller to take photo of label on back, it will have date manufactured. I just saw on marketplace: "Like new!" - and manufactured in 2000. Most don't know the date is mixed into all the small print on back. Ask for them to 'take a photo of the model#" to trick them if needed.

@emd1405 8 месяцев назад

Wear. A. Respirator. When painting sanding spraying using epoxy et cetera, protect your lungs. Great work!!

@BreakItYourself 8 месяцев назад

You’re not wrong 😑 I’ll learn eventually

@jimmykrack99 Год назад

Looks great! I considered a freezer but went the open plunge route. Next I'll get a filter system set up. Considering its summer now, ill use the water exchange to help water the lawn.

@Blkswan911 2 месяца назад

Lol entire time I was thinking about how easily you could get electrocuted!! Lol didnt even think of unplugging it! Such invaluable advise!! Thank you for the content btw!!!

@TheMarkscofield 8 месяцев назад

Great video. I'm about to make a cold plunge, I'm purchasing a chest freezer with temperature settings, so I don't have to worry about separate temperature controllers and don't have to worry about the water freezing over. Then I'm taking it to my local Line-X distributor who will be lightly sanding back the surface, silicon-ing the seams, and then covering it in Line-X. This does cost AUD$750 extra, but the seal on the unit should last for ever and is much safer, as it a) should never leak, and b) is a coating that doesn't conduct electricity. Still working on what to do buy way of filtration and hygiene, hence my watching this video. Side note, I just finished the video and I didn't think about additional support under the base of the freezer, good tip.

@parapoliticos52 Год назад

A UV lamp for professional water purification will sterilize everything.

@rionaldofionetti9515 Год назад

How do you run your aldious ozone generator with the cold plunge? Do you have it on a timer? How exactly does that work with the dial timer on the ozone generator?

@succafool9 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for being so concise!

@BennyHillLeavesComments 10 месяцев назад

What RU-vid videos did you watch to show you all this stuff? So I can see more details on how to do some of the things you're mentioning.

@greenlion6544 7 месяцев назад

I bought a cheap rubber tub: filter with UV capable of 85 gallons and use hydrogen peroxide 3% (food grade). Water lasts a long, long time. I also skim it! Ice blocks have been good enough!

@felihofmeister8837 3 месяца назад

I dont understand why No one is unsing 2 layers of a Thick foil (one for safety) The water will Press the foil against the walls anyway

@gaigesmith9674 4 месяца назад

Hi, I built a cold plunge out of a freezer, used silicone to seal the edges. It’s great for about a week but after that it gets little crystal pieces that form on the bottom and when I take them off it takes some of the metal from the bottom of the freezer off with it. Anyone know what it might be? The pieces break apart easily and are white in color.

@antonzaychuk2432 Год назад

Thank you for the detailed video. I do have a question though - I’m getting a brand new chest freezer. Do I still need to sand it? Or just JB + epoxy on top? Thanks

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

Yes. You want to etch the surface, which increases its surface area microscopically so the epoxy has new, clean metal to bond to.

@orcunsarmis2959 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for amazing details, I feel lucky to come across your video. I got pretty much similar set as your, but I need your help to keeping my water clean. CCould you please share more details about your pump/filter system. I know it looks pretty straight forward, just make sure if I am doing all right. take care

@spdrcr5 Год назад

I normally have no desire to do a cold plunge, but after the heat index down here in Louisiana the past month, it would feel amazing after I mow my lawn!

@BreakItYourself Год назад

There have been multiple days where I've jumped in after yard work and it feels amazing. I go from borderline heat stroke to completely cooled down in about 30 seconds lol

@wylian84 Год назад

Hahaha It truly has been horrible. 3 weeks of 100 degrees, not taking the index into account

@terrifictomm 6 дней назад

@@wylian84 Ha! Just 3 weeks? Northern Arizona and 100-120 for 3 months. Then just 99 -105 for September. But then you have that damn humidity! THAT sucks WORST at just 90 degrees!

@wylian84 5 дней назад

@@terrifictomm that damn humidity

@williammehling3135 9 месяцев назад

cold shower is much harder than plunging

@generalfeed123 Год назад

Andrew Santino?

@ivy_404_ 7 месяцев назад

Did he mention what size freezer he went with? 10 or 14 cu ft?

@BreakItYourself 7 месяцев назад

14 cubic feet

@ScrotumPole Год назад

you forgot about child proofing, many children die from suffocation after closing the lid on themselves.

@BreakItYourself Год назад

I have two locks on mine for that exact reason

@inMotionOutdoors Год назад

Ugh that terrible to think about 😢

@anthonyjohnwagner Год назад

I just wrote the same thing above - www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/fridge.pdf

@woodfamily5229 Год назад

"Scrotum pole" 😅😅😅😅

@terrifictomm 6 дней назад

I enjoyed you saying, "Do this and not be a moron like me." Because I had just seen a clip from The Office(?) and the character says, "Whenever I wonder if I should do something, I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' and if the answer is 'Yes' I don't do it." Good tip! Thanks for the heads up!

@drewfsu1 Год назад

What a great video. Very informative and helpful. My one question is what size freezer did you end up purchasing? We're about the same size. They are usually advertised by cubic feet. I do know that they do show interior dimensions as well but I wanted to know where to start. Thank you.

@Jay-hp2pe Год назад

Yes pls, what are the interior dimensions of this freezer?

@Cason999 Год назад

Wondering same thing.

@BreakItYourself Год назад

@@Cason999 mine is about 14 cubic feet. I'll have to double check the dimensions.

@johnhinton8427 9 часов назад

It’s the core that matters what is glued with some are designed for epoxy and solvent, and others is for latex. The ones that fall apart are for latex.

@MrDannyt06 10 дней назад

Great video. Thank you. Which epoxy did you use to seal the drain plug? Was it the JB waterweld epoxy or the pond shield epoxy? Thanks again.

@StevenWeinstein Год назад

In the thumbnail it looks like you put some wood around your freezer to make it look nicer. Did you? If so can make video to show that.

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

Excellent advice. I'm glad that I had done all correctly prior to watching this. A chest freezer plunge is definitely the way to go - other options are worse and exorbitantly expensive.

@petergraciano4084 Год назад

Show the wood surround build

@jaredschweitzer7708 10 месяцев назад

Can you do a video of your plumbing set up? Got everything you’ve recommended in this video but need a little lift on how to set it all up. (Filtration, ozone, pump ect.)

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

I put the ozonator on a wall and dangled the tube into the freezer, taped to the edge. Put the filter on the shelf inside the freezer formed by the compressor enclosure and taped the cord similarly. The lid still closes almost all the way and doesn't bother either one - no drilling needed.

@DarrellWiley-q1c 10 дней назад

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@guillemardini7833 10 месяцев назад

you are a Pro my friend! thank you very much for the tips, I recently bought a freezer and though I could just dive in and do the ice baths but I still have a lot of work to do

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

Take your time - it's worth it. Easy to use thereafter.

@owenmanadventureswild2158 7 месяцев назад

I only put white Flex Seal on my seams & corners. None of this other stuff. Nvr had any problems with mine. Going on 3 yrs

@john99776 7 месяцев назад

@@owenmanadventureswild2158 You may never have any problems that way, but for something you're going to use this much, applying the most durable materials is prudent, and a not unreasonable investment in time and cost. The epoxy pond liner coating keeps the freezer interior and its machinery from ever feeling you or the water. Happy plunging, and remember to always cut the power before getting in.

@toddupchurch1028 8 месяцев назад

Wait. Don’t get in it plugged in? Unplug then get in?

@robcday1 8 месяцев назад

Well that clears it all up. Well done. Thanks

@danoshea5896 Год назад

How and why do I silicone coat my probe?

@mattcarignan5006 11 месяцев назад

How do you run the pump/filter? Is it always running or on a timer for a certain amount of time? Im going to start without the ozone and see how it goes. Thank you

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

I have mine on the output circuit of the Inkbird controller, along with the freezer compressor. When the freezer turns on, so does the filter.

@brandoncheshire859 7 месяцев назад

This is awesome! Thanks so much! I am looking into doing this so that I can have a cold plunge at my house and be able to be more consistent

@mattward5010 6 месяцев назад

I watched a lot of videos freezer ice bath convert this one this best

@DarrellWiley-q1c 8 дней назад

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@Hellofriend88 8 месяцев назад

Great video! I learned NOT to go the DIY route 😅

@BreakItYourself 8 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@nator8946 Год назад

You said not to put anything on the sides on the outside. I was looking to apply wood like your video. Does this allow heat to escape?

@smartorder4997 2 месяца назад

Thanks man! I was thinking to get a freezer and after watching this changed my mind. I am not going to get a freezer as I don't have enough space for it

@lukecunningham8793 28 дней назад

Great technical video and thats one cute kid! Best of luck brother, I'm gonna give this a shot as my second cold plunge attempt. My first worked well but was too small (7cu ft) and the walls caved in and leaked due to me chipping the ice off the sides

@wrenchaholic_ Месяц назад

3m 5200 is some tough stuff. Sticks to a lot of different materials and would be easier to use than the jbweld. Stays somewhat flexible and is used in marine applications

@_cohen 3 месяца назад

I’ve been doing cold showers 6 days a week for the last 3 months after I was going through crazy anxiety and panic attacks. I’m still taking cold showers for 2:00 minutes every morning. I’ll take cold showers every morning for the rest of my life Unless I get a cold plunge tub lol

@FearedByMany 26 дней назад

How much did it increase your electric bill? I know even the prebuilt cold plunges increase it alot

@BreakItYourself 26 дней назад

I think a max of 28-32 kWh a month.

@markbalogh9655 3 месяца назад

yeah good call on not keeping water clean with chemicals it defeats the purpose of using it to get healthy. Also I have a question about the ozone water? Isn't ozone caustic? dangerous? can it burn or hurt you bathing in Ozone?

@tomedward8652 2 месяца назад

Make sure the locking clasp is removed from the freezer lid. Not much fun if you or your child accidentally have the lid close on you whilst inside and you can’t get out. Numerous examples of people dying this way.

@SebastianSiebiedzinski 7 месяцев назад

Very nice job. How many cubit feet is your freezer? What’s the dimensions? I will be appreciated, thank you

@erickaiser2227 8 месяцев назад

It’s crazy cold plunge company’s charge 5k for this same thing pretty much and it doesn’t even clean your water 😂

@SeanFarrell1 3 месяца назад

Can you tell me how exactly you removed the flex seal? I recently purchased a freezer that is completely lined with it, and I want to reseal it with Pond Shield.

@billylikeschili 2 месяца назад

Small world I'm from Louisiana too

@jamiebuffum2649 3 месяца назад

I applied the self etching primer to the sanded metal inside of my chest freezer. The next morning I go to check it out and it's flaking off, especially in the corners. Anyone ever seen this?

@jesseloving277 8 месяцев назад

Some of my friends and I got in the topic of potential benefits of cold plunge. I assumed there were benefits but peer reviewed research o found only related to mostly Olympic athletes doing cold plunges after workouts. Does anyone have any good citations for benefits of cold plunge for maybe a non Olympian?

@chichiyayu 3 месяца назад

Wait so the inkbird controller shuts the power of the freezer on and off to maintain the temperature?? So I don't need a chiller for this..

@BreakItYourself 3 месяца назад

correct. You're using the freezer's cooling system but the inkbird the the thermostat

@garikhowell9727 Год назад

Weird question but could you just put a sealed cattle trough into a large enough freezer and avoid bathing in potentially toxic chemicals?

@renaissancestatesman 9 месяцев назад

Just use the cattle trough, build a box around it, fill the space between the box and trough with water proof marine boat foam.

@mattk1358 9 месяцев назад

Yes, if you want to haul ice or find a deal on a cold pump

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

The pond liner isn't toxic. When cured it's inert.

@KeesterStrength Месяц назад

So we don't need to sand it and use primer if the inside is white, not the exposed metal right? We can just go straight to the pond shield (after the water weld)?

@cantennrothwell3824 4 месяца назад

Thank you for all the good info. I have a quick question for you or anybody else out there. Did you actually adhere the foam mats to the bottom of the freezer?

@watubeenmissing 5 месяцев назад

Lol, after watching this, I definitely don't want to DIY it, lol.

@duncanmathers937 6 месяцев назад

Is your plunge exposed to outside weather, or under an outdoor roof. I want mine outside but, worried that rain may kill it.

@Paragon_Reason 3 месяца назад

What not put like 6 inches of water, let it freeze then add water to it before plunge? Would that work

@floobs73 8 месяцев назад

I think you could have used rhino coat which is the black coating on the bed of your pickup truck. It sprays on. It is water proof and impact resistant. - thoughts?

@wamdaddy Год назад

Agricultural stock tanks work too

@MrNogo13 8 месяцев назад

why do yous all paint it most freezers now have plastic inside its only the old ones tht have metal i used to have one till i blew up the compressor though it lasted 2 years and a1/2 never painted it just sealed it got in in it for 2 to 5 mins a day more into the benifits of what thy do than what it looks like

@surfsidefishingandoutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Im going to do this... but I'm going to use either 4200 or 5200 for the seams... then Red guard all the surfaces

@dalton1824 5 месяцев назад

Did you show anywhere the process of putting the filter system in?

@ChrisCarroll-h7d 10 месяцев назад

I had a new Kenmore Freezer that had the Aluminium inside. I used a "Bonding" Primer (not Rustoleum) instead of a "Self Etching" primer...I ended up doing about 3-4 coats of EPoxy. ...do you think that primer will fail..or should i be okay?

@Peter-vi4de 28 дней назад

I tried this. I put a ton of time and money into it. I sealed it twice. It leaked.

@BreakItYourself 28 дней назад

as in two coats of pond shield? Or multiple coats of pond shield twice?

@blloodstone8762 10 месяцев назад

Ur thumbnail shows that you covered your freezer ?

@mark5368 6 дней назад

I haven’t had a hot shower for a year. I love cold showers.😊 thanks for video

@ukr4ever 12 дней назад

Great attention to detail!

@turistadellavita Месяц назад

Do you leave the ozone purifier on all the time or do you cycle it?

@BreakItYourself Месяц назад

I run it with the pump about two hours per day

@thetruejay20 4 месяца назад

Would just use a tub epoxy

@OzFurphy Год назад

I would be scared the lid falls on me, and I am trapped

@MarkCrothers Год назад

They don't latch.

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

The lid is balanced, and light weight.

@ShadetreeAutomotiveLayton 11 месяцев назад

awesome video man. Thank you for the info

@bradpiccirillo4877 2 месяца назад

Great video. Well done. How do you drain you freezer?

@longwhitecloudkiwi 8 месяцев назад

Just buy an ice machine and use a standard bath. Sell ice on the side.

@ethand7385 4 месяца назад

Very good video, and very much appreciated! Thanks!

@rosskline 2 месяца назад

Thanks for talking me out of doing this 😅

@timinole1 Месяц назад

Do you also unplug the pumps? Great content

@BreakItYourself Месяц назад

I do. My pump has 120 volts feeding it. I don't want to mess around with 120 volts sitting in the water while I'm plunging lol I turn everything off.

@dc2090 8 месяцев назад

"bathtub" for the win. $$$

@terrifictomm 6 дней назад

There're videos of bathtub plunderers. For me? Too small. Too expensive. Without a chiller ($1500-$2000), $32+ for ice for, at most maybe, 2 plunges. Unless you buy a Tundra Tub or similar with pro insulation. Then, maybe 3 plunges. I haven't found any videos yet that discuss the cost of ice.

@dc2090 5 дней назад

@@terrifictomm tap water plenty cold for positive effects... don't need ice, at least in the midwest.

@terrifictomm 5 дней назад

@@dc2090 Northern Arizona…Nope! Water comes out of there shower head over 90 degrees in summer. In winter, maybe 55 degrees for 30 seconds. Then 60+.

@ULTRAVISTA. Год назад

Where you at? I'm right by Madisonville and Covington !

@erikl8571 11 месяцев назад

Got nola home sick when I saw the clip of you driving by lakeside 😢

@jacobunderhill813 4 месяца назад

I used silicone sealant, and then waterproof tape for the seams. That worked for a while but the tape began to fail. It took forever to clean off the tape and silicone. I then Redid the silicon with Rubber Flexx Sealant. I want to go over the top of that with Pond Shield. What I can't find anywhere is if the Pond Shield over at silicone seal will work??? Please advise. I want to avoid having to scrape off the silicone, and using JB Water weld....

@BreakItYourself 4 месяца назад

It will not work. Pond shield can’t flex that much. You’ll need to scrape it off like I did and use JBWW

@jeffreytaylor4464 9 месяцев назад

Wouldn’t it be “FREE” to just run the cold water on your shower for 10 minutes? I can’t even stand going full throttle cold for 30 seconds and I break. I can’t understand why these great lengths are necessary.

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

Shower isn't as effective or as cold. And it feels worse, because it doesn't completely cover you - you're kind of half in and half out.

@mastertater87 10 месяцев назад

Any thoughts on having this setup in a cold climate during winter?

@john99776 9 месяцев назад

The insulation that keeps the cold in should also keep even colder temperatures out. The freezer may not need to run much, so you may want to put the filter on a separate timer so it will run enough.

@SleepyBabyKittens-vb1hn 7 месяцев назад

Why all this work when you could just use 6 mil plastic sheeting as liner? 1 sheet, no anything else. It won't grow funk cause of the cold, and you can change it out. You can buy enough to last years for $40 a roll from Lowes.

@BreakItYourself 7 месяцев назад

Definitely, and some people do that. With kids around and friends also using the plunge I wanted to go with a more durable solution.

@jasontierney123 7 месяцев назад

One off them, why did I start shit jobs

@tugwhite9286 8 месяцев назад

Great video! It looks like you have 3 wires and the ozone hose coming in your freezer lid: Wire 1: submersible pump wire. Wire 2: temperature wire. What is the 3rd wire for?

@BreakItYourself 8 месяцев назад

I’ve now got it setup with 3 cable glands with 4 items going through. Ozone hose, pump power wire, two temperature probes. 1 probe is the ink bird that maintains the temperature. The other temperature probe is for monitoring the temp in home assistant.

@78heloman 8 месяцев назад

You do not need self etching primers when using epoxy primer. Also, jbweld is filled epoxy, you could mix regular epoxy with a filler and fill the corners . I’d suggest making a nice radius, use a spoon or tongue depressor,. If you really want to over do it, you could even run a light fiberglass tape over the corner set in the filled epoxy, this is how some boats are built. Also, I’m sure the pond liner is good, but many epoxy paints could handle being submerged. Definitely though, if it’s not a catalyzed epoxy, or some urethane scould do it, it’s not going to hold up.

@yaydriana Год назад

What size freezer did you end up getting? My boyfriend is shorter than you so whatever size you got should work great!

@freemocean489 Месяц назад

Nice work, reckon Ill try silicone first

@christophermaxson8793 7 месяцев назад

Way the much work to save 600 bucks. Just by a 1200 dollar chiller and a 200 dollar ice tub and you're set

@pappamea4750 5 месяцев назад

More like 2K

@markhall3434 3 месяца назад

You can insulate the exterior/Lid of the freezer functionally w/o any problem... all the heat exits the freezer in the form of Hot Air.. blown out the side, which must not be restricted. Any external surface which get's hot because of the sun etc is a additional load on the freezer.

@BreakItYourself 3 месяца назад

It completely depends on the freezer design. My freezer dissipates heat through the side walls

@wolfgangandrewx2416 12 дней назад

Salt water?

@robertlealesq 5 месяцев назад

If you bought a "new freezer chest" would you still do the work seeming up anything in the inside?

@BreakItYourself 5 месяцев назад

yes, definitely

@benschmitz554 8 месяцев назад

Great video. I’m trying to do this but I’m thinking of through trial and error plugging in the freezer and timing it to see how long it takes to get to the temperature I want. Then unplug it and get in. Instead of filtering the water just add a little chemical and drain it every week