Govee Wi-Fi Thermo-Hygrometer

I recently purchased a H5179 to alert me when the interior hot tub temperature drops below a specific threshold during the winter, since we don't use it during the winter while we are on vacation. When the alert is triggered, I do receive a notification on my Samsung S10, the message indicates that the alarm setpoint has been breached, but the actual temperature is not indicated, i.e. I do not know by how much. Also, there is no email alert despite Govee having my address. It turns out that all the other features only work via Bluetooth (BT) which means I have to be within BT range, i.e. in close proximity. When I receive an alert the natural reaction is to verify the current temperature and the temperature trend to estimate the amount of time I have to take action. If you are remote, you cannot access the current readings, nor can the settings be changed, nor can the data be downloaded. You will only see the historical temperature chart which is of little benefit in this scenario. I subsequently reviewed the advertisement for this product and to be fair the capabilities can be interpreted in more than one way. The other curious observation is that this device does not register on my Google Nest Router, which means it is not getting an IP address from the Router’s DHCP service. This explains why I cannot access the H5179 features remotely. When I asked Govee to confirm my observations they sent me a replacement unit which works the same way as the original unit.

On a positive note, the Govee application is quite good, the sensor seems to be reliable, the alerts seem to be reliable, the CSV download works well so there are plenty of positive attributes. Your specific use case will determine if this product will work for you.

Govee Wi-Fi Thermo-Hygrometer

As snow birds we were looking for a way to keep track of the temperature in the house while we were away. Very other option we looked at was expensive and hard to i stall. Before I ordered I had some questions, the live chat feature on their web site was wonderful, they answered all my question almost instantly and were very pleasant to speak with. The little jem showed up in our mail box even sooner than expected, and there was no setup other than pulling the strip to start the battery operation. It does exactly what it said it would and was a tenth of the price of what we had been looking at. I will not hesitate to order from this company again.

Just add these to my network and very happy with them so far.

Im using the govee wifi thermo-hygrometer in the nursery room. It does its job and it gives me alerts when the reading goes out of the preset range. However, it has a blue light that intermittently flashes. It's very bright especially in a dark room. I wish there's a setting to turn it off. It disrupted our sleep when we were trying it out in our room. For now, we covered it. For future minor tweaking, it would be nice to add this feature.