Penguin Chillers 1/2 HP Water Chiller

I chose the Penguin 1/2 HP chiller because it was recommended by a well known DIY Cold Plunge webpage. I ordered it from Carbon Wellness because it allowed me to use my HSA funds for the purchase. It's been installed and in use for two months now. It cools my 100 gallon Rubbermaid about 3-5 degrees an hour which is more than sufficient. I insulated my tub well so I only run the chiller for a couple hours a day trip keep the water temps in the mid 40's.

Shopping and overall experience through Carbon Wellness has been flawless, thus far.

It felt like the chiller just teleported to my house. It was so fast! It showed up in great packaging, it was very secure. The unit has not signs of damage. The whole process was easy and positive!

I’ve not yet had the opportunity to install the chiller, but the purchase and delivery experience has been great.

5/5 stars would recommend.

I initially bought the active aqua chiller. However it had a tough time getting my plunge below 44 degrees, I even got another one sent by them thinking it was a faulty chiller. Still had the same issue. Then I decided to give the penguin a try and to my surprise it easily holds the tub at my preset 38 degrees, only powers on when the temp goes above the set range where as the other one ran 24/7 and still couldn’t get the temp right. 5 stars so far love it

I switched from an active aqua quarter horsepower to this penguin half horsepower. I run 100 gallon stock tank cold plunge and it dropped 12° in 1 hour! This unit is an absolute tank!

I bought this for my cold plunge tub. I live in Miami and was able to easily set this up on my balcony and it keeps up even with the warmer weather. My tub stays at a frigid 39 degrees. I’ve loved this product so far! Def worth the price!

I was expecting a 4-6 week delivery time because I know a lot of niche things that are almost industrial like this have a little lead time. My gosh the delivery took 6 days. I got it all hooked up and set up. A little leaky but that's some tinkering I need to work on myself. The chiller is easy to navigate. And with the pump it's a constant jet coming into my ice pod. I set it all up and did my first plunge today after taking off the last 3 months (I had free access to ice for 6 months) my gosh. 52 was a wake up call absolutely miserable, painful. Teeth chattering. But overall I felt amazing after. Wonderful product as of now. It's set up in my garage which is a little warmer than outside colder than inside. We'll see how well it maintains temps in the summer in that climate

Service and timing was great. I worked through text to review a change(on my side) and it was seamless. Got my chiller in 6 days during the Thanksgiving holiday

I was nervous about whether this chiller unit would be able to maintain a sub 40 degree Fahrenheit temperature in my 100 gallon cold plunge. Worry not my crazy friends, this thing is a beast.

It has nice customization options for time delays between cycles, which saves on energy. The unit is quiet enough that you don’t notice it running if it is in the next room with the door closed, I have mine installed in my laundry room next to my office.

I’m ordering a second one for my father, so yeah 5 stars.

I paired this unit up to a Danner pump and 20-micron filtration system. So far I am really enjoying it and it has made my cold plunge practice much more sustainable and user friendly. I do NOT miss being reliant on bags/blocks of ice.

Hooked up the 1/2 HP chiller to my 150 gal. cold plunge. Keeps the water a crisp 40 degrees.