Sick of climbing that ladder yearly to place your lights up? Contemplate a everlasting set of good lights. This weatherproof mannequin from Govee scores an IP67 ranking (IP65 for the management field) and may deal with temperatures of –4 to 140 levels Fahrenheit. They’re designed to be up year-round. I (Simon) examined the 100-foot string (200-foot can be an possibility), which comes divided into six sections, with an extension wire to department from the decrease degree to your roof line. Every bulb is round an inch and a half sq. and juts out an inch. A flat cable joins them collectively at 18-inch intervals. Set up was pretty straightforward for probably the most half, with the adhesive sticking effectively to the plastic underhang of my house. I used the provided screw clips to tidy up some cables and repair them extra securely. You’ll be able to lower them, and connectors are included, however this process just isn’t for the faint of coronary heart.
Govee affords all the things however the kitchen sink in its busy companion app. You’ll be able to set colours in zones (two per part), tweak the colour temperature, and select from a frankly bewildering array of lighting results, known as Scenes. Christmas is effectively represented within the Competition part of the Scenes, however there are additionally some good results in there for different holidays like Halloween. Relying on your house, they will function characteristic lights. The white appears fairly stylish, they usually can get fairly vibrant (as much as 50 lumens a bulb). There may be Matter help for simple setup, and you should utilize voice instructions with Alexa or Google Assistant.
If you have already got different Govee lights, you’ll benefit from the capacity to group them for shared results, and you may schedule them, create results, and even sync them to music or sound, although this feels gimmicky. They appear dear till you examine them to different everlasting lighting. In the event you don’t have a lot of an overhang, the lights will solid shadows and make shapes on the wall (Govee suggests putting in 1 to three inches out, and I’d advocate additional should you can). My home is pretty small, so I solely wanted 4 sections. I want the lights had been nearer collectively, and just a little extra delicate. If seen bulbs and cables annoy you, these aren’t for you.