COSTCO Govee Outdoor Lights Elite
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- The newest version of Non Pro(1st Generation) Permanent to version 2 ELITES!! Exclusively at Costco only. These 150ft Govee Permanent Lights Elite are on another level. Very close to what the pro version is but at an affordable price. App is filled with Govee preset holiday scenes and you can DIY your own holiday scenes and when there isn’t a holiday, well you can just do a spot lighting for accent. All can be controlled through the app.
Thank you all for your support. Hope you have a chance to upgrade your holiday lighting.
Thanks for the review. From Govee, we appreciate it. Cheers.
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I wonder if you spliced the different ends if they will work. So that is doesn't reverse the strands.
Great idea but the leds are one directional. Regardless if the connections are swapped, the extension for jumps are swapped and the ferrite beads in the extension respond to it in that direction
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Thanks for the video. It couldn't come at a more perfect time. I was at the Costco this evening and felt bad for spending extra money on pro version a month ago but not anymore after watching your comparison. I'll buy another set of pro version for the rear side of the house. Thanks once again....
@@rs4249 hi there. Thanks for watching. Glad I could help you in some way to making the right decision. Good luck with the rest of your install. Stay safe
Thanks again...btw..great channel..
🙏 greatly appreciate your comment
What do you do if a house only has exposed joists and no soffit panels?
Place them in tracks or run a 1x2 across and install them on that.
Great job as always
You’re very welcome. Thank you for the support. Please don’t hesitate to ask another questions about this product or any other
Can you buy two of the 150’ Costco versions and connect them together for 300’ total?
Not together on one device but you can group them in app to work as one
Nice review. Of course these come out after I bought the regulars and can't return now. Was looking for Matter enabled for HomeKit!
😁Govee knows what they are doing and have you buying more. Yeah they tricked us all
Nice video. Exactly i was looking for the same content. You are the only channel with Elite. But not sure why you are comparing Elite with Non pro. I would appreciate if you could compare white of pro with elite. Even im interested to see colored ones as well. Pro support upto 6000k where as elite is only 4k. Do you see much difference in cool white?
You are correct about the 6000k vs 4000K. The reason that I’m not comparing pros with elites is that’s what is on my home currently. I do have strands from the pros but I do not have a power supply and controller to compare those. I think for the Kelvins it has, either version is bright regardless. Elites you can’t easily splice like the pros. I will recommend the pros as an installer and because of their slick look on the nicer homes. Pros warranty’s if you splice vs elites probably not but it’s Costco🤷♂️, you can take anything back lol. Elites 150ft $329, pros 150ft $549. Thanks for watching
@@jbsdiytv Amazon just had Prime days and the 150ft Pro's were $379.99. My daughter talked me into getting them. Now to figure out how to install.
@rosedunn9530 if you need assistance you can reach me here or my Govee FB Group. These lights are fun to mess with
Are the extension cables that go between each strand universal?
The strands on the elites can be used on the Govee Outdoor Lights 2 and vise versa since their connectors are swapped. Same goes for the extensions. This is not the case for pros and Gen 1 non pros
Excellent. Thanks JB. I picked up two black from Costco and looking forward to watching more of yours on installation. Like and Subscribe. So if there is extra light string at the end, can you cut, splice and then put the end plug?
Yes you can splice and seal it off. Make sure it still reads a full segment in the app like you never cut it before
Nice
@@absolutelydialedgraphics thanks bro. 🙏Much appreciated
Hello..Great video on Govee outdoor lights from Costco..in video you mentioned 3d light bracket instead of using brackets that came with Govee box..can you provide more info on 3d bracket?
Thank you for the support.
Yes, 3D mounts are designs by sellers who took the shape of the puck light and created a 3D mold off a STL file. They use UV and weather resistant material to create for Govee non pro, pro and elite versions. Visit these trusted sellers below and I also have a link to my page where you can find them there as well. See below
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Are the light pucks the same dimension as the non-pro? Wondering if I get 3d printed non-pro clips would they fit
Yes they are the same dimensions. Non pro 3D mounts will work
Got your 100th like can these be spliced? My roof line has many jumps but would be less then 150ft
Sorry missed your message. Yes they can be spliced. Use solder sleeve heat shrink bitt connectors to make a solid connection
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I wonder if you cut the ends of the non pro non eltie ones and switch the ends if that wouldl allow them to work.
It might but the positive and negative will still be switch on the controller side and now you have a useless controller. You can probably use the non pro controller on the elites but why would you do that, it defeats the purpose of the elites. Good thought though
Do you normally install them closer to the wall vs on the bottom of the fascia board?
Govee recommended instructions states 2-4” from the wall to get that scallop look. We have but only by request because that look is the most popular. Of course everyone will have a different taste of what they want to see so that’s when you make the call to switch it up. Going further spreads the scallops wider out getting a more strip like feel
You have any links to better mounts for these specific govee elite pucks?
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Thanks love your videos. I just got two sets of these from Costco. What is the most sets of lights you can connect to one controller? If I use both controllers on my home is there a way to sink them together?
Thank you for watching.Yes sir there is a way to group them in the app to work as one system. Ultimately place the next controller and power adapter at the end of the last strand in the first system so it looks like one solid system. Or separate the controllers on top or bottom but work the same direction so one isn’t left and the other right. Same direction
Thanks,JB. Nice work.
I'll stick with the govee outdoor lights pro version. 😁
😂some would think the same way. Some will have 3D mounts for non pros and then find this as an upgrade. A market for some lol
Also..last question...With the pro you can splice and cut adapters..can you with the Elite?
I hope I’m understanding the question. With the pros, you can splice without voiding the warranty. Pros come with pro connectors and the Elites do not. Since they don’t include the pro splice connector it is not splice-able according to Govee. Have I splice the non pros, yes. Did it work, yes it did. They say that so they don’t have to cover your errors. Even if you were to get a hold of the pro splice connectors, they won’t work because like I mentioned in the video, Elites are are exclusive and in their own category because the connectors are swapped from the other versions
Is one box enough or do you recommend 2 box from the Costco 150ft.
It’s difficult to say what you will need. May have 1000sq ft or maybe 5000sq ft of a home roofline
Is it me? Or is the warm/cool colors on the elite looks more "natural" / "vibrant" than the non-pro version?
I just picked up the elites from costco as I saw it was a good deal for 150ft. Buying any other version outside of costco is way more expensive for the same 150ft length.
Your correct. The non pros are using 3 colors to imitate white so the elites are an upgrade from that. Warm and cool are more vibrant for sure. Price is good. Pros still are top notch but to save money this kit is the way to go. Use different mounts then the ones that come with it. My opinion
@@jbsdiytv thanks for your input! You got any recommends for other mounts to use?
@natet53 sorry I’ve been busy with Govee installs. Yes, get them from this guy. They are UV resistance and durable
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@@jbsdiytv nice thanks! Just to confirm, what style mounts for the elite? Pro or non pro?
@@jbsdiytv Why are Pros better than the Elite though? Isn't the word Elite better than the word Pro? That's confusing.
Thanks for the unboxing. I gotta say I agree with you about those mounts. They honestly look terrible and I'd rather just use screwed in clips.
@@AnthonyRusso yes sir. Wish they were better but there is a reason for what Govee does. Like the swap of the factory connections was smart. They don’t want you to use other products for this version because of liability, and for the cause of making extra sales. They were on top of that possibility of others thinking to do just that. They are pretty awesome and for everyone that is familiar with their actual pricing for outdoors lights, this is affordable for what it offers
One last question..can you cut and splice Govee Elite govee outdoor light?
On the site it says you can’t cut non pros(H705 A,B & C) but people have taken that into consideration and not done it only because they don’t want to loose their warranty. Can it be done, yes absolutely on both versions. It will still work if you properly bring them back together or understand voltage drop for the length you trying to jump. Personally, we chose to make all the factory connections end up at our jumps so there is less splicing and more work for us
Can we able to cut the wires and extend in elite version ?
Your able to cut them and extend about 1-3ft only to make a jump of that’s what your asking. Use 18/3 wire
What is “matter” in the box mean by
Matter is a secure, open protocol that allows smart home devices to communicate with mobile apps, cloud services, and other devices. You’ll find some Govee devices that support it. Pros and Elites have it for sure
I set mine up BEFORE turning them on… and they won’t connect to my iPhone app 😭💀. Probably the worst purchase I’ve made in a long time.
Right now there is Govee Outage. Wait a little while. Even my lights are not connecting
@@jbsdiytv - I have the regulars and hate the app. Will the elites use the same app? Once they are programmed for daily timer, does the controller have to be connected to Wi-Fi? Thanks your videos and help!
@Average_Middle_Aged_American yes sir, all Govee products use the same app
@@jbsdiytv - wifi has to stay connected?
@Average_Middle_Aged_American sorry I’ve been busy with Govee installs. Yes if you have one device, Bluetooth and WiFi need to be on. Two devices WiFi I activates when the device is turned on by a smart outlet or attached to Alexa, google or Matter
I have 2 boxes of the elites can I run them all off 1 outlet or will that over load the power adapter box?
These Govee outdoor permanent lights barely pull juice from an outlet. What I would do is install one then install the other after the last strand of the first kit so it looks continuous. You can group them in the app to work as one
So I can connect my second box right to the first one? And run them all off of one outlet?
If you connect from one outlet and install in opposite directions, you won’t be able to change the direction of the chase on the scene for Govee presets so you’ll see point A where they steam away from each other. I was saying install one kit and the last kit needs to start where the first one ended so it looks continuous when grouped in the app.
Ohhhh I understand what you’re saying. Thanks for the info!
Almost done setting up I did a set on the upper half of my roof and another set on tbe the lower half of my roof. What did you mean by grouping them together. Not sure if it would work the way I set them up but just trying to figure out how to group them to see
Are these the same measured lumens brightness as the pros?
@@nominal no, these go up to 4000K vs the pros go up to 6500K
I had the regular one at the front of the house and now replaced them with the elite and put the others on the back side. However on the white it seems like the regular is brighter. Is that correct or am i doing something wrong? Thanks for the video. Bought the elite because of it.
According to an email from Govee. The lumens per each light are 26, 45, and 50. That's Original, Elite, then Pro. Hope that helps.
@@jbsdiytv - lumens is brightness, Kelvin in color (temperature). Two different measurements.
@@djrezharoldtavarez7146 - perhaps it is due to the size of the LED. The separate white LED on elite looks smaller than the combined LED on the standard. Color is more accurate but other LED is using multiple colors together for white. Try adjusted less yellow on the elite.
When did you get these from Costco and what was the price
@jdz3169 I got these on July 17th, 2024. Asked management when they were stocked and they said same day. I check 3 other Costcos north of San Antonio and they all had them as well. $329 even
They are also stocked for $329 here in Fort Worth TX. I couldn’t find them online, only in the store
@@TexasRivermedic awesome. Yeah only in store and won’t be online as of right now
I'm there now and they are $329.99
@@davidholland4499 yup that’s correct. Congrats on finding a kit for yourself
What colors?
@@bpage6636 when I mentioned control colors, I was referring to the solid colors. Sorry for the confusion there
So they come in white only and I mean like the pro’s white or black? What if you needed two sets for an install more than 150 feet? Can you get extra modules from Govee for the Elite? Since they are not the same as the regular and pros is the modules different to exceed the 150 ft or more? I hope you understand my questions? Thank you again I love your videos.
@bpage6636 Hope you are doing well. Long time no hear from you. Yes I understand your question. You can buy two of these kits and group them in the app to work as one system. These Costco Govee Elites are an exclusive product only and it’s literally in its own category like I mentioned in the video. The connections have been swamped and so that means any of the other versions will not work on this model. The LED Module Driver from the pros you speak of is used for 150ft-200ft. You won’t be able to use it on the elites because again, the connections are backwards. Govee knew people would do this and try and use other products for pros and non pros and the elites. In the beginning of the video I mentioned that the kits come in white and black strands
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Hello, thank so much for your response. I reached out to Govee in reference to the Govee elites from Costco and was told that you are unable to connect two sets together. Since you are an installer I wanted to know if there is something you know that they don’t?
@bpage6636 that’s true, you can’t install two sets but can group them in the app to act as one system
Are these the same as: czcams.com/video/PlGlH1SsKVA/video.html ??
In a sense they are. Same features with the node of a specific warm and cool white. An upgrade from the H705 non pro models. Only difference here is that the models are different.
Elites (H806C) 150ft-45m
Govee Outdoor Permanent Lights 2 (H705F) 150ft-45m
Can you trim these lights at all?
You’re saying if you have 12 in a strand you would like to remove 6 lights? Yes that can be done but waterproof the ends. If you you install 8 1/2 strands it still needs to read 9 segments in the app
@@jbsdiytv I need to cut off 2 lights and then reconnect it to an end piece and attach it to more lights! Is this posssible?
@@TheCountryKingI’m wondering the same thing
Looks like I’m going to have 2 full strands then 4 lights. I plan to cut after the 4th light add about an 8ft extension then reconnect the strand.
If you 2 lights left, then splice them, you need to keep the strand in sequence when solo them back together. Can’t be placed at the end of an install
Love the content but lose the intro, that shit is cringe and cheapens the overall video
Thank you for your input. I can definitely make adjustments