Govee Tips & Tricks & Advice-Sub Install

[@zileliang]

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[@paulmaestas8709]

What happens if I am 10 ft too short to cover the front and side of my house with the Govee 150ft RGBIC kit, and I use the 16ft extention from Amazon to get the full coverage and I cut the extra 6 ft off? Would this be okay or has anyone tried this? Thanks

[@lelandhitchcock]

Q: I would like to cut off excess (4 LEDs) at the end of a (100'+extension) strand then insert them at the very beginning of the strand. This was an install mistake on my part. Is this possible to do and will the app still work like it should? Thanks again!

[@jbsdiytv]

You can’t do that because the beginning and end have direct arrows and it read as part of another strand. The pros don’t have that, they’ll work any way

[@lelandhitchcock]

@@jbsdiytv Can I cut off the 4?

[@jbsdiytv]

@lelandhitchcock if you need to cut off 4 at the end, then go right ahead. make sure you still count that as a full strand in the segment under settings.

[@coletonyanda6600]

I have a question about the cutting them in 4’s you always mention. Is it only that the start of a run cannot be less than 4? If I needed to cut off the last light on my string then go up to my 2nd floor. So I will cut the last light out. Splice my extension into the line then at the top I have to start with that 1 remaining light then continue on? Thanks a lot love the videos.

[@jbsdiytv]

If you need to cut the strand then do so and it can be anywhere, just take up or down to the next soffit area. Keep your jumps to a minimum of 2ft and the longer jumps use what’s provided by Govee. If you end your strand, we typically don’t cut no less than 4 lights at the beginning. Someone has mentioned it works if you only need two. We haven’t tried that since these lights belong to our client but not saying it isn’t possible

[@coletonyanda6600]

Awesome thanks for the info

[@jbsdiytv]

Your welcome

[@onenglen]

If I needed a 25ft section... How long is each section of lights? If I bought a 50 ft section, could I use just half of the lights and they still work?

[@jbsdiytv]

Hi and thanks for your support. Each strand is 17feet long. Yes you can cut lights off but don’t go under 4 lights at the beginning of a strand. You should always have 4 or more lights left in your strand and need’s to be programmed in your settings as a full segment. There are 12lights to a strand fyi

[@onenglen]

Awesome. Thanks for your quick response. I've been watching your videos repeatedly. I just bought a 150 ft and two 50 ft packages. Looking forward to this install.

[@jbsdiytv]

@onenglen message us on our other social platforms if you need assistance. Thanks for your support

[@JTBell-lf9tl]

Hi JB, thanks for your videos, all us DIYers appreciate them. For custom spliced jumps, what wire do you recommend - do you have a link or product name to something on Amazon or Home Depot that would work? Sounds like we want 3-strand and gauge 18 - 22. Could low voltage landscape wiring be used?

[@jbsdiytv]

Link is also in my other videos. Let me know if ow if you can’t find them and I’ll place it here. Look in the description for the links

[@32toddv]

Stay with 18 gauge it's what's used in the lights, don't go with thinner wire.

[@elevatedviewstcl]

So they say dont go over 150 feet is that true? will you have a power drop after 150 feet? trying to plan out my install. This includes jumps. I have a total of about 200 feet of soffit to cover.

[@jbsdiytv]

Yes that’s for correct. That’s on 100ft added 50ft and 150ft kits. Buy two 100ft so you can take some from one or another box. Plan to power them in a way that they all stream in one direction. You can group both to sync. Watch our Govee app for grouping

[@elevatedviewstcl]

@@jbsdiytv so do I need two power sources?

[@jbsdiytv]

@elevatedviewstcl it will come with two power boxes and controllers

[@elevatedviewstcl]

ok do your videos cover an install with more than 150 total feet? If so I should be able to follow your install.

[@elevatedviewstcl]

Also can I cut the ends if I have too much!?

[@gregglucas1832]

Thank you for your videos. Do you do installs around the Houston area. We are in Conroe which is 3 hours from Dallas? If so how do I get hold of you.

[@jbsdiytv]

We do out of town installs but currently we are putting them on hold as we get ready for our regular Christmas Lighting installs. We will pick up after the New Year

[@daveokski]

where can you get more clips from your link to amazon shows no clips and none in the future.

[@danieldelarosa1331]

Where are you base out of DFW or San Antonio?

[@jbsdiytv]

We are based out of San Antonio, Tx

[@heymapll33]

For the lights you had on your own adapter... did you buy those seperatately? And how do they all sync together if not same strand?

[@jbsdiytv]

All the Govee boxes come with a power adapter and controller. The client ask me what they needed. I told them they needed a 100ft and a 50ft. The 100 was for the bottom while the top dormers were the 50. Yes they can be grouped together. I have other videos to explain this

[@dancevids23]

How did you do the disconnected look?

[@valentinestephen7868]

Hi, I would like to get the govee installed at my home in Rockwall, Tx. How will I contact you?