GoveeLifeWiFi Water Leak Detector 2 for Home, Smart Water Ieak Sensor 6 Pack with 100dB Adjustable Alarm and App Alerts, LoRa Up to 1968ft Open-Air Transmission Range for Basement, Kitchen, Bathroom

I went directly to the QR code and followed instructions using my cell phone, I did not need the small manual included, though I glanced through it and it seemed to be written in a decent format. I tested each one using a small plate of water and all 6 worked flawlessly. Each were easily identifiable using the app and I’ve been able to monitor the battery life of each one. during testing each sounded loud enough for my 2400 Sq foot home to freak me out if one should ever go off. I would buy these again. They seem of high-quality with a nice design. I had all six ready to go within 15 to 30 minutes. I cannot speak to the long-term durability. I’ve had them all monitoring sinks and the kitchen dishwasher for about a week now. I reviewed four or five other detectors on Amazon and none had perfect reviews, including this product. Govee is known for easily getting started so I decided to go with this product. I am happy I did.

I had bought a different brand a year ago. It was difficult to set up and you could not assign names to the sensors. The Govee system was quite easy to set up, they give you stickers with numbers so you can number each sensor and I also assigned names such as “1 Laundry Room”. It took about 30 minutes to set up 7 sensors (I purchased 3 additional sensors). It was very easy to add e-mail & text info. I tested some and they worked fine and I received the proper notifications. My old sensors will work stand alone without WiFi. In the bathrooms, I placed the Govee sensors by the toilets and put the old sensors in the cabinets beneath the sinks. I am happy with these and would recommend to anyone.

Have had these for a while and never tested, so wasn't sure about their effectiveness, but today my cat kicked their water bowl and it sloshed all over the floor; luckily one of the Govee sensors was there and it alarmed and sent me a notification on my phone! Very pleased!!!

Works great

Setup was straight forward.I'm not going to knock off starts for my nit-picks.. but hopefully Govee sees the feedback.It all adopted well, worked as expected.Also did the integration into Alexa eco system, so my dots and shows holler at me when a water leak sensor trips. I put where the sensor is in the sentence for the announcement.So let the nit-picking begin...Following the directions, the only part that the manual wasn't well written and did not sync with what I was seeing in the app, was making sure notifications were turned on for the device. That small section of the manual seemed someone glanced over and didn't give the writing much thought.(I have a Pixel7pro phone)Rest of the manual was fine or good enough.Adoption of the gateway was quicker, less steps than the manual showed.I used AAA rechargeable batteries.They do run at a slightly lower terminal voltage than standard alkaline AAA, so the software shows 1 bar down for battery status with freshly recharged AAAs installed. Since this is all software based, should have an option to allow for rechargeable LiOn batteries, so the battery level displays at 100% when freshly charged and installed. And the low battery notification is better calibrated. Haven't had them long enough for a low battery, but I'm assuming here that it too needs to be addressed based on battery chemical type.Alarm, if you pick a standard sound on your phone, it comes and goes quickly. No persistence.The Govee software doesn't have a "latching" or "persistence" option, that the notification/alarm keeps going till you acknowledge it on your phone. I searched and found "Siren" in my phone's stock sounds that lasts and lasts,, maybe it is latching, or goes on for a very long time. After 30 seconds of it blaring, I assumed it will be good enough and used it. Everything else I tried lasted for a second or 2. Not good.Govee should either create a latching function / option when setting up sound based alarms/notifications, or provide a default sound that goes on and on, and on for a long time.In the end, the best was to have Alexa do an annunciation , which I have the routine doing the same sentence 4x in 1 action, and I have the same action 4 times, going to all my dots and shows..... so should be enough to wake me up from a dead sleep.Face it, this is for water leaks, damaging water leaks, it's an emergency to be addresses ASAP, so it needs to wake the heck out of you.If we get enough ran, could get a basement leak, I want to be woken up to deal with it before it gets too bad.If the water heater starts leaking, same thing..A faucet or drain leaks at a sink, same thing...These are not casual notifications that can wait till the morning.

Placed mine 6 months ago and forgot them actually. Today during a heavy rain a little water came in down vent pipe, went off water heater to floor. A skim of water, not even a puddle. And the govee sensor went off.

Govee products are made well and just work. A little patience on the wifi and connectivity setup goes a long way. I feel good knowing I can be alerted in the event of water leakage.

These are great! They work as advertised. My wife was cleaning a toilet in preparation of leaving the house for an extended period. When she flushed it, she didn't notice anything wrong, but I got the message that there was a leak and I was able to fix it before our trip. Who knows what would have happened while we were away!