Customer Reviews for Govee - 150ft Permanent Outdoor LED Lights Pro - White
Customer Rating
5
These lights are great
on September 3, 2024
Posted by: Greg Balitz
from Kissimmee, Florida, United States
These lights (if installed by the directions )work great ..The app is a little difficult to use but I am older and not very computer savey..I love the effects and colors and wish that they could be a little bit brighter..Overall I am very happy with these lights and the app ..Great job Govee.. Tip: I sprayed contact adhesive to the soffit and the string lights and had no problem with them sticking..
I was first looking at these last year when the original non-pro version was available. However, they were impossible to get and I didn't really like the white color. I'm glad I waited because not only does the pro version come in black, but they have dedicated white LEDs and each kit comes with 3 extensions (one 12 ft., two 4 ft.) and some very nice weatherproof splices if you need to cut/extend the lights.
We don't have a solid surface under the eaves , so I had to create something. I got some 2" furring strips and painted them and screwed them in under the eaves. That gave a nice straight surface for mounting the lights. We have sort of a complex roof line in the front, so the installation took about 5 days or so for everything (About ~200 ft. worth of lights) including painting/mounting the furring strips.
One important thing I will say about install is make sure you mount these about 2-3 inches from the wall! A lot of the people on Youtube that have videos installing/reviewing these lights install them way too far from the wall, closer to the gutter. This causes you to lose that curved glow that shines down the wall.
The 3M adhesive on each light is ok, but it needs reinforcement IMO. The lights come with some nice screw in clips, but they only come with about 30 of them per lighting kit. This is enough for 1 clip approximately every other light. Not a huge deal, but it would be nice if Govee included enough clips to have one on each side of each light to really secure them. I ended up using zip ties on the side of each light which actually worked even better in my scenario. I also mounted the power supplies/controllers in the garage and ran the cables up and out one of the soffits in the back.
Overall, I'm fairly impressed with everything and the Govee app has a lot of options if you really want to get creative and put time into it.
So I was able to get the outdoor pro line and after some trepidation of going all in and installing it myself As soon as I had a Nice day and a latter and begged the Wife to hold the latter we were up and going and after 3 hrs we had the job done, my neighbors have come by raving how great the lights look, and then they said to bad you have to take them down in the winter and when I tell and show them there permanent lights the surprise is on there faces and now they want the lights too!!
Great lights but some are falling off in just 2 months
on September 3, 2024
Posted by: Aseem
from Kansas City, Missouri, United States
The lights themselves are awesome but they are falling off now in many places
Response from govee.comBy Govee, September 3, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the lights falling off. Our team is continuously working to improve the durability of our products. Please reach out to our customer service team for a resolution. We value your support and hope to make your experience better. Thank you.
Did receive the lights and installed them, had a slight issue that once I received them they went on sale. Govee was very gracious in refunding me the amount in the difference. So far they have been very reasonable and easy to work with. No issues so far and would recommend them to anyone
I don't write reviews often, but with an expensive product as this, and based on my experience I felt obliged to leave some thoughts. The lights themselves look awesome, even in a heavily populated suburban area with tons of ambient lighting. Love the color options, and the white tones are perfect.
The major downside, which others have experienced, is the poor adhesion of the tape. My surfaces were cleaned and prepped well, and just about every single light on my 100ft strand failed. To remedy, I used hot glue, zip ties and more. This was even more problematic on my second floor, where access was hard enough - getting there a second time and with glue and more tools was tough.
All of this ended up with costs above the expected.
Would I buy again? Probably. Because it's still cheaper than hiring an electrician to put in outdoor recessed lighting. However, I would go straight to glue, clips and zip ties prior to even attempting adhesive.