Govee Smart Humidifier and Smart Thermo-Hygrometer Review

[Ljutic]

There seemed to be some interest in this so I'll document my feelings/findings as I work with this.



Specifics:
Humidifier model H7141
Hygro model H5075
Link to bundle item purchased at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Humidif.../dp/B09KH3Z52W


I picked this up as a two item bundle from Amazon several weeks ago. It's a really good value as a bundle. I've got many H5075 hygrometers here and really like them. I really didn't another, but the bundle discounts the hygro down to $4 from $12. Delivered July 9th. The humidifier reeked of plastic and container shipping so it's been unboxed and breathing for a few weeks to let it air. I'm probably going to miss the return window on this if it needs to go back, but it was too stinky to work with when delivered. Supposedly, a person can link these two items together and have the Hygro trigger the humidifier off and on at specific set points. I'll be testing that.

First up was a multi-day hygro calibration. It turned out to be one of the most accurate out of the box H5075s I've had. At the end of calibration I pushed the humidity down half a percent. It now reads 75.5% instead of 76%. I've had H5075s that needed 2 or 3 percent down adjustments so this one was really pretty accurate. Of note, I've never had a Govee hygrometer read too low. Every single one has read too high out of the box. This includes other Govee hygrometers of different models. At least it's a know bias.

Before someone asks, I do my own multi point calibrations. I usually start at 75% and will retest using 69%. My humidity source is always a new Boveda 60 gram pack that hasn't been recharged or messed with in any other way. My humidity control chamber is a no longer used Sherman travel humidor.




That's it for part one. Once I get the humidifier wet and running, I'll post part two with how well the two components work together.