Govee Smart Humidifier and Smart Thermo-Hygrometer Review

[Ljutic]

I've been playing with the Govee off and on all afternoon and I'm ready to sign off on it. It's working great once you figure out the poorly documented stuff. One really notable difference between this humidifier type versus evaporative with a fan and wick is how quietly it runs. I almost forgot to include this in the evaluation.

I kept playing with the settings and getting it all dialed in. This is a typical run cycle.

Photo 1: With a max humidity set point of 49%, the humidifier is off when humidity reads 50%.


Photo 2: After reaching -3% from your max set point (your minimum humidity trigger) the unit comes to life and starts making vapor.


Photo 3: Upon reaching target humidity of 49%, the unit shuts off.


Two crucial discoveries made during this afternoon that were not covered by Govee in their documentation. The biggest was the humidifier must be turned on when setting your max humidity target. You need to let the hygrometer reach the max humidity target and systemically shut down the humidifier. This leaves the humidifier in a stand by status. If you manually turn off the humidifier, it won't be triggered by the hygrometer. This isn't discussed anywhere in the documentation or on the website.

The other discovery was documented on the website, but not in the manual. The humidifier will not trigger on until the humidity is 3% or more below the target maximum humidity.

I'm keeping an eye open for any leaks or other unexpected issues. The unit is supposed to send out an alert for low water. I'll watch for that too, but it could be days away from triggering. So far, this kit is a steal at the sub $70 price point.

I don't do Alexa or Google Assistant. I run everything through the Govee App on my Iphone. If you have Alexa or GA set up, this may be even more effective for your humidification needs.

One last call out I just happened to notice. The maximum target humidity is limited to 70%. Reading through the trouble shooting tips, I believe humidifiers of this type may suffer from water vapor not fully evaporating at higher humidity levels. This is something I'm going to pay very close attention to when I decide to move this into my walk in.