Govee Outdoor Permanent Lights-1st Gen.*HOW TO FULLY CUSTOMIZE*  

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Good luck on your install. Stay positive

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Yes not a problem at all. Good luck with your install. If you really want us to travel to Colorado we can discuss numbers. Just let us know. We have other social platforms at the top of our page to reach us

That’s amazing. I hope it isn’t to hot where you live. Stay hydrated and be safe when you install. Plan ahead, measure twice cut once!! Check out my upcoming video for some further tips and tricks. Thanks for your support🤝🙏

Where did you get the extensions? I don't see them on their site. That's exactly what I need!

WHERE DID YOU GET THE EXTENSIONS CORD?(Extension Power Cable for govee H705A)

@murphybalsomi8526 Hi there. The extensions come with the 1st edition 100ft and 150ft kits. Also comes in the 100ft and 200ft pros

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I really appreciate you taking the time to view my video. I really like how you spilled out in your video what needs to make sense when installing these Govee lights. Everyone pays a pretty penny to buy these govee lights and everyone ask these questions but that’s the reason why they do it, so you can buy more. I’m trying to help to viewer so that’s why I started making videos on theses lights. I don’t know what happened to my comment on your page but I’d like to post again if your ok with it. Maybe one day we can collaborate on a topic. Good luck with your journey my man.👍

Thank you for commenting. I’ve never had that issue with this brand of solder and seal when you mention the wire poking through. I have had this issue when using just the heat shrink sleeve without the solder so I stop using that type. The sleeve on these have a silicone in them when they get heated up when properly done. I can see someone who doesn’t know how to work with these have that issue so that is a good suggestion to have another seal cover the hole connections after complete. Wouldn’t hurt. To answer your suggestion on the lights on the back of the fascia facing the wall. Installed this way for one of my clients because they asked for it to begin and they ended up not liking it. They would rather have the triangle effect like shown in my videos instead of blasting light shown on the wall. Of course they paid me to re do it and it wasn’t worth the hours and headaches we got from it so I’ll never bring that up. I do mention to all my clients that it isn’t track lighting. Most of them are ok with it because it’s a knockoff from bigger types of lighting at a lower cost. For the ones that will pay to paint the lights to match the soffit, I’ll do it for them. Also have to consider a house I did had 4 different soffits spacing in the front alone, some 5inches some 12 inches and the others in between. Casting would've been different in those areas. So to keep everything even as I always recommend 2 to 4 inches. Thank you, this will help with someone’s install

Do you have a video showing your install with the lights installed onto the fascia board having the lights pointing back at the house? What was the estimated distance between the light to the house?

Literally the comment I was looking for !!!! I wasn't sure if the lights would light up decent if I did that, because I noticed that if I installed them as you did it would preety much conceal them...

2” from the wall

​@@joseluisperezjr3285Yea, i'm also interested in seeing how your installed lights look .

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Yes sir they are. I understand that the line can be seen and everyone mentions that but other than that, why spend 2,000 extra on something else when you can improvise with these. Awesome, glad it all worked out. 💪 👊 Hey look it this way, you can do a review on it. Every one of my videos is Creative Commons so you have my permission to use my video as an example👌

How do you do the perimeter fence? Do you have them pointing down?

@@martybli thank you for watching my video. If you decide to do this on the picket side(usually to the street) then the white wire will stand out and the lights will need to be put on their sides if you want the triangle effect. Or you can face them out. If you do it on the inside, it would work on the edge of the top rail 2x4 with the adhesive pad and clips. This install will be close to a home installation look.

@@jbsdiytv I know you can't do any more than 150 ft of lights but if the house is bigger than that, do you just need to connect it to a different outlet? And can you sync up the different 150 light strands if you had two different segments?

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Thank you for watching. Thanks, it was the sound of the swoosh that helped me find where it would land 😆😂

The lights and wire are rated IP-67 rated. 65-67 both provide a high level rating and provide excellent protection for outdoor enclosures. I did spray a clear protectant over the line of the 12’ extension to protect it from some of the elements which I didn’t show in the video. I apply this to most painted materials when I do handyman projects to protect outdoor paints exposed to elements. Some of these items we keep addressing in our future installations so it wouldn’t hurt to protect them more if you can. Thank you for your questions

Oh I’m sorry about that. Must of missed it. I will place it in the description now. Thank you. The link is available

Hi Tom, thanks for watching our content. We are using 18 guage - 1” brad nails since our Ryobi Brad Nail gun requires 18gauge only. Follow what is recommended on your tool. Thanks for your comment

We typically don’t do 2-ways or 3 ways because the devices can be grouped as one system. If you wanted to make a 2 or even a 3 way, just keep in mind whatever line you tie into, those lights will mirror that strand. Which is not a problem when you use your Govee scenes but only a problem when you do your accent spot lighting as you turn a particular lights, the strand attached will also respond. He is something you can try out to see if it works for you amzn.to/4aFXiYn

Hi there and thanks for watching. Yes, they are group of 4 sections. You can’t end with less than 4. When you splice it, make sure to use liquid electrical tape. Before you do that, make sure no copper strands touch each other. I have a new video coming out that explains the set up and app features that will explain your question.

Your in luck😂 we are located in San Antonio

Yes sir not a problem. Thanks for watching and your support ru-vid.comiwZyyI3RXUw?si=No63RzoIg5R__-ET

Hi there. Thank you for watching my video. That is the 12’ extension provided by Govee. There were two jumps like this. 3 and 7. They were 9ft jumps only and I cut the connections off so that way we did not have all that extra line left on each one. Then those cut off connections, we used them in other locations we spliced the strands and put the heat shrink sleeves with the solder. I hope this answers your question. If you need to make small jumps, the link is in my description (18-3 BTF) Keep this in mind, 100ft box comes with one 12ft extension. 150ft box comes with two 12ft extension. Look at your house and see if you will need two major jumps. Unfortunately you can’t just order extensions last time I checked.

Yes that is correct. I follow the Govee group’s and comment on their ads. Seems like they might have a different color of line instead of just white. We will see. Thank you for watching, glad your installation went well

@@jbsdiytv I got white, so not entirely sure about the color but I've read that somewhere also. I posted a small review on the community page at Govee.

@jeves360 where did you find this info? Tried googling the model number a bunch of different ways to see more info on them, but couldn't find a thing other than an item number in an obscure page in their site like a placeholder. Super interested in checking these out before buying and having to splice. Any details would be really appreciated

​@@mpratt69They're selling them on the govee website now

@@KY_CPA right, but this was 2 months ago. Salty they just liked the comment and didn't tell where tf to find em.

Hello and thank for your question. Yes they can be programmed together. Go to home in the app, then hit the plus symbol, then with select type on the screen then select same-model group control. You will see two model controllers in there so select both. If you haven’t figured it out, I will have a video coming out soon that goes in depth with the app. Thank you

Haven’t done vinyl soffits yet

Yes they can be sliced but not less than 4 lights. You can only have 3 segments(stands) in a 50ft kit, 6 segments on a 100ft but can add 3 segments and 9 segments on a 150ft box. You can’t add to the 150ft.

That’s is a bad strand. We have encountered this in many installs. Don’t order anything. Take a photo or video and post it to the Govee website for a free strand replacement. Well you did a custom jump probably so you will probably not get another free strand

Yes, in same-group by adding both devices

Use fine point small screws so it grabs the vinyl soffit

Hi there. Thanks for watching. At the beginning of the video there is the planning for a guide. The longer jumps we used the 12’ blank extensions provided by Govee, the rest of the jumps were 3-18awg wire. Hope this helps

Hello and thanks for visiting the channel. Yes you can. Open the app, instead of segmented go to advance settings and in that area, you’ll see a snake line. In the color buttons there will be one that has a red slash on them. Use that one to individually turn off specific ones you have customized. This cannot be done for the preset scene modes. Hope this helps

I never encourage defamation of another business practices. Govee lights don’t have a track vs the other competitors installs. Factor that in price. I have had my no pro lights on my home installed for about 2yrs now and can say this, I run mine for 12hrs everyday. They look great and are bright. The light is defined by the cone on the wall. It’s not a must to run them that long but I’m doing it for testing purposes for longevity. They do have 50,000hrs of life. You can have your lights stay up there on the soffits if you actually take some extra time to clip every light, use 3D mounts sold by others or customize yours to raceway channel. Other businesses who install permanent lighting are now competing with homeowners purchasing their own type of permanent lighting so of course bash the product off info on research that a bad installer did. Do it right the first time and you won’t have problems. From an installers perspective on the non pros and pros, we choose to install the pros because they are easier to install. For example, the non pros are one directional LEDs when splicing. It must all go back the way it was cut. The pros, the strands don’t need to be cut in sequence. I can take a piece from another strand and they still work. You still need to keep the connectors running the same though. Non pros are not warranted after splicing but pros are warranted if spliced. The non pros use 3 colors to make white vs the pros have specific LEDs designated for both warm and cool white and that’s a major pure difference. On non pros when installed from left to right it shows white with a tint of green and when installed right to left it shows white with a tint of purple. Pros are slightly brighter. Hope this gives you a perspective on the product and the two kit differences

The link to the 18-3 wire is in the description. You can also use 20-3 if it isn’t available but keep them under 2ft to avoid voltage drop. You can splice between the 12ft extension provided by Govee but keep that under 18ft

No it’s when you splice the wire and you need to bring the wire back together , you use the waterproof heat shrink solder sleeve to bring them together for a solid bond. Then you use the heat gun to shrink it. I don’t recommend taping or crimping it

That wire was 20gauge, if you need to jump that then use something thicker between 16-18gauge wire

Hi there. We install all our lights 2-4” from wall. You will get a nice triangle effect and it looks clean. Most want to get away from those measurements and get a round look but that looks somewhat ok for the scene modes but does not look good when accent lighting is used. Hope this info helps

Hi there thanks for watching. I used two controllers and power adapters. They can be grouped in same model

Hi and thanks for watching our content. You just need to end your lights with 4 or more for them to work. If your jumping from eave to eave then you can cut anywhere. Keep your jumps small, less that 2ft and a minimum of 4 total

Hi and thanks for watching. You can cut them. The strands come 16ft 7inch in length and have 10 lights in each strand. It comes with 6 strands

Thank you for watching. The kit on the Govee website does say do not splice. Now, they say that cause if you do, it voids their warranty. That doesn’t mean they can’t be spliced but you need to have some knowledge of voltage drop when customizing your own length of wire jumps and take the amount of strands you have vs how many times you have to customize. Like I mentioned in the video, do all this at your own risk

The 1st generation Govee lights are not great for spot lighting. But the Govee Pros for that

That’s awesome. How long were your jumps?

@@jbsdiytv Four 10' jumps, two 6' jumps.

Nice..1st Generation lights or Pro’s. The pros just have magic wires for some reason lol

@jbsdiytv 1st gen, But i'm having problems with the timer. They come on at set time but don't go off at my set time. I when I turn them off manually they magically turn back on thirty minutes later. And the set scene playlist doesn't start when timer turns lights on 🤷‍♂️

@@scarletfire9812 only set a timer at the front page to go on and off. Then in automation just set an On and the days you want the scene to start. Don’t set an off in automation, just a On

Hi there. Light spacing is 17” center to center. Govee provides a 12ft extension in the 100ft box and 2-12ft extensions on the 150ft set. If you’re going to be using custom wiring, I would only use those for small jumps like 1-2ft. If not you have voltage drop and cause flickering in your lights

Yes sir that is correct. I have that product in the description of one of my videos. I’ll check and see if I have it on the others as well. If it’s not there I’ll add it. Thanks for your support

I should’ve looked in the description first. lol. Thanks!

No worries all good. Good luck with your install. Be safe

Hi there. Links is in my description. Thanks for watching

Yes. If you use the 12ft govee extension, you can splice 5-6 more feet inline of it

We are located in SA, Tx

They can’t be extended pass 150ft. If you have say 115ft then all your small jumps (2ft or or less) need to stay under 150ft

Don’t use them back to back to make 24ft, it will cause flickering. What we have done is use a few lights in between the extensions so they act as data boosters

This I’m not aware of. If it can be done I’d like to know about it to make content on it and I will reply to your comment with a video

Hi there, thanks for watching.Unfortunately I have not but all that I have read on some installs we’re using small white zip ties. Sorry I couldn’t be much help

You probably already figured this out but could use liquid nails and or more clips on the soffit. Ive seen people install on the strip that is way farther than the 6in they recommend. It changes the way the light looks; less cone more mixed. What did you end up doing?

@mpsmoov128 yes we have started using way more clips than what Govee recommends. We purchased a bulk amount on Ali express since we are doing 1 govee install a day. Also, I don’t recommend using liquid nail on these lights. We have tested them out and during the installation the strand stop working so our installations are easily able to slide the strand out of the clips and replace a new strand. Also, if one goes out in a few years, they will damage when removed as wood and hardiplanks paint get removed from the surface. We install all our lights 2” from the wall using a 2x2” cube. We bring this up to every new client and they agree because they have seen my RU-vid channel. 6” is something we tried and our client ask us to move it closer cause they didn’t like the round effect. They paid us extra to do it

We are using up J channel, at 2 1/2" from the house. Christopher helped to explain a few questions we had about jumps. Had planned on renting a boom, but HD is having issues, we are hoping that a replacement battery shows up tomorrow so don't have to use a ladder

@@CentalBama awesome glad he was able to help you all out. We have to keep it affordable for our clients. Seems like they want a really nice install for a low price. Might do this with my own house. Thanks for the info

We typically use the 18-3 or 20-3 for at least 2-3ft jumps if we have one or two jumps and 1-2ft if we have three to five jumps. If you have jumps longer than 6ft I don’t recommend using this with out some kind of data booster or splicing some lights in your custom extension because the lights themselves can be used as data boosters

Take a look at my Govee/ AliExpress video

You can use those in the description or give see my Govee/AliExpress video for the naming of the clips

Only difference is that they have designated warm white LEDs vs the 1st gen uses other colors to make white. Also would like to add that the 1st generation lights void the warranty if you splice and the pros doesn’t void the warranty since it can be spliced

You can sync with mic or phone

I think he said it was 100 feet in the beginning. Govee sells a light show box that can control multiple lights using Bluetooth and can also synchronize them to music

Hi guys, thanks for watching. Been super busy with Christmas and Govee installs so I apologize for the delay. We used two 100ft kits as one side was 95ft and then the other side was another 95ft. We were able to group the controllers in same model group. Yes the the light show box your talking about is this one, see link below amzn.to/3Td0cOA

That’s a bad strand. You can try a factory reset holding down the power button on the controller for 6 seconds and then after a short white flash. If it continues then it is indeed a bad strand

Hi and thanks for watching. These are items we discuss with our clients before we start any quotes. We have to make it clear before we proceed. This is a 3rd party product and warranties it comes with it is what you get. Of course, if we are in the area we will definitely replace a strand if it goes bad once the client requests warranty replacements or buys new strands. Our clients are fully aware and majority just want their lights up

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Hi there. The strands are 16ft-4in. So you might have 2 strands left so cut in groups four on 7th strand. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions

Thanks! Another question I just had is how did you powered the 2 “main” sections ? One is going right and the other left but govee provides only 1 power supply and controller

This house install was 200ft. 100ft to the left and 100ft to the right. That’s two power adapters and controllers. Then you group them in the app. Check out my Govee app video on how to group two controllers

Hi there and thanks for watching. No worries at all. If you have just one small jump that is about 3ft then it’s doable but if you have multiple(at least 5) jumps then you will need to try and keep those under 2ft. On the first generation lights, the 100ft kit comes with one 12ft blank extension. The 150ft comes with two. On the Pros, comes with one 12ft blank extension and two 4ft. Hope this helps you

I ordered a 150 foot kit and believe it only came with 1 extension cable

@SGMercer it should come with two 12’ Govee extensions. Check one more time, if it doesn’t have it then reach out to Govee website for support and let them know

No we have not. Govee lights are intended to be installed on the soffit. Facing out will take away from how they are intended to look or installed

Awesome. Glad the videos could help with your install. What kit did you end up buying? Pros or no Pros? Once you provide me with lil more info to the kit you bought I should be able to help out. One thing I can say is that if you need more than 12ft jumps we have spliced 3-4ft in the middle of the 12ft extension. The signal boxes in the Govee extensions need to remain

I have the H705C kit. 150’ with two 12’ Govee extensions. I needed to cut and splice at two different points to reach a roof peak. I used 18 gauge 3-wire jumps that were initially about 11’ each. This resulted in flickering about half way past the first jump. When trouble shooting, I cut the first jump down to about 6’ and the prob was solved until the next jump. When I cut the second 11’ jump down to about 6’ … entire prob solved and entire system works fine. But I really need those two jumps to be about 11’ each to hide and run the wires correctly.

Did you mention that those 12’ Govee extensions have “signal boxes” ?

@edhammel9535 I see. It’s tough to splice with the 12ft extension on the 150ft kit since they have them on both ends. You could purchase the Asahom 6ft extension from my site to use their connections

@edhammel9535 lnk.bio/jbsdiytv shop permanent lighting accessories on my site and look for the Asahom 6ft extension with amplifier

Yes you can do cool white in advance and warm white in segmented

@@jbsdiytv Are these the regular Govee or PRO?

These are the first generation lights

What kit did you end up buying?

​@@jbsdiytv 100 foot kit. I essentially have 3 connection points that have to be fixed/addressed.

With this type of permanent lighting, you can’t split in the middle to power upper levels. The data does not read separately and all strands need to be continuous in a straight line. In my videos, we have had clients purchase 50ft kits to power other gables that separates rooflines below making it impossible to jump so those are separate devices. That also includes dormers

Not so much dormers as there are gaps that I don’t want to have a light hit because of the weirdness and spacing. Talking like 2-3 feet.

Also this video shows a 100ft kit. So that’s what I was going off of. Just trying to determine if the connectors of each strip can be cut and the cables connected via your solder connection technique.

How long was your jump?

Thanks for watching. Yes we do, going on our 67 install this year in Texas. We will be going outside of Texas middle of next year. There a social media links at the top for the page

The pro comes with a 12’ blank extension and two 4ft extensions and two wire connectors. The original kit is only when you end your lights you need to have a lease a 4 remaining lights from the beginning of the strand

​​@@jbsdiytv Correct on the pro version. I just need a lighted extension, besides the blanks. (I did notice at the 4:00 mark, the leftover strand has 3 lights left on it. How come not 4? Or is it only 4 minimum from the male end?) Kind of a bummer then on the original kit since if I needed just 2 more lights to finish an eve, I wouldn't be able to cut it at 2 lights.

@@rj2742 it’s not ending with 3, the line is still continuous by bringing the top lights that were spliced back to the original lights within that strand. Cutting the strand to continue install and ending lights are two different situations

@@jbsdiytv ok, so if I got it right. I can cut the wire wherever as long as I splice back into it to continue the same strand? That's what I was hoping I could do. And if I cut to just end the light, it has to be at an increment of 4?

@rj2742 yes that’s correct. When your ready to end you lights at the end of installation and don’t want to continue, that’s where have no less than 4 lights comes into play

Hi there, yes there is a way called grouping the controllers. You can also set timers and schedules. In there, if one 100 is going one way and the other is going the opposite way, you can adjust one to clockwise and counterclockwise. Go take a look at the Govee app (Detailed video) for a visual. Good luck

@@jbsdiytv you the man. I appreciate it. Have a good evening.

Not a problem. Good luck

Can these be face mounted..on part of my home I don't have a soffit..but wat lights there...what do you think

@michaelhaase778 you can face mount them but it will be super bright to passer byers and cars. You won’t get any lighting effects on the wall

No the groups of 4 doesn’t matter anymore. @Chrismayherdiy tested this theory with one light. You can cut anywhere and make your jump with either the 12ft Govee extension or make very small custom jumps

@@jbsdiytv Thanks for the quick reply!

Thanks for your comment. At the beginning of the video, it showed two outlets on the back left and right. We only captured 100ft kit to show how to connect, set up that all your strands and make sure they work before install. It was 95 ft to the left and 95ft to the right so this install had 2-100ft kits which were grouped later in the app. I have installed the lights to an outlet that was in a switch so no not necessarily consistent power if that’s all you have. Just know if you’re somewhere and want to control your lights you won’t be able to cause that outlets in a switch.

@@jbsdiytv okay that answers my question then. I didn't know you could pair them together so that they would sync up. I'm that case I can wire from 2 spots constant and have them on a timer within the app.. Than you sir

@thebionichandman8967 yup you can group them. Go to home, then to group, plus symbol, then same-model group

Thanks for your comment. They will break if you have your brad nailer at max power. There is no need for max power. Set it to the lowest and adjust the nail head wheel on the side of the gun. Hope this helps. Links to all my products are in the description(3 dots)

@@jbsdiytv Thank you!

The clips linked are unavailable too. Maybe you can update the link?

Ok thanks for the update. Go to aliexpress and buy a bulk amount for almost the same price. It’s called RGBCCT Official Store. 10mm PCB. Good luck

Amazon still has them; just not at that link.

Hi there and thanks for watching our content. When describing connections the connection that has 3 holes is the female side and the connection that has 3 prongs is the male side. This matters because if you have a power supply on the right and you start left with the connection to the controller. You have to remove everything and flip it

Hi there. Thanks for watching our content. Have you made sure your segments are correct under settings? I would first do a factory reset by holding down the power button for 5-6 seconds, check if that works. If not, go to your settings and make sure the segments are correct in there. If none of this works, start troubleshooting. Grab your power adapter and controller and test each strand to respond to the factory reset

It’s a 2”x2” crafting square. The link is in the description

Ryobi Brushless 18gauge nail gun 1” nails

There are two types outdoor permanent lights. Once being the non pros and the pros. Please specify which 100ft kit you purchased as each example doesn’t apply to the other

@@jbsdiytv Yeah mine are non pro. I know the pro version supports 200ft.

@Scott-iw8yr ok thank you for that info. On the 150ft non pro kit which is model H705C supports 9 strands(9 segments) 108 lights. Anything pass this one device model will not light up nor read in the app. Yes buy a 50ft and add them in same model group to control as one

No worries. Look at my round round, Tx install to answer your questions

The ones you are looking for keep selling out. Yes those are different but they work for all our installs. Make sure it sits flat on the surface material

Hi there and thanks for your comment. We used a 2x2 (2inch) wood craft block to space our lights for install. This helps to give the cone effect that everyone comments on. There is a link in my description to purchase either 2,3 or 4inch blocks. Further than 4” makes the light expand out to a rounded look if that’s your thing.

Thanks for the fast response!