Govee - GoveeLife Smart Air Purifier 2

Anyone used a Govee Air Purifer? Ordered this the other day, guess it's their new second gen model. Was $65 as a special pre-sale. Has a 136 CADR rating - 1046 square feet and uses what they are calling a H13 Level HEPA filter. Also for some reason they make a model that is literally $5 cheaper with no auto feature (no PM 2.5 sensor). Not sure why anyone would buy that. https://us.govee.com/products/goveelife-smart-air-purifier-2?

Not a fan. The air intake vent is on the rear, which means you can't put it to close to the wall. Most purifiers it would be in the front.

Any updates ? I just bought this yesterday

I just set it up few hours ago and I noticed that, but I'm used to not putting an air purifier next to a wall. It's generally not recommended to do so and last purifer had air intake on all four sides. I forgot the reason you aren't supposed to put purifiers close to the wall, something to do with air flow in general even though the intake is on the front

I'm loving it ! The app is great and simple. Can design your own colors and sequences or go for color to indicate the purity level. And they have a download for laptops that's not advertised! Got a green, blue, and red Christmas theme going on right now on it. Only complaint though - the intake is on one side, the side that doesnt have the lights, and the menu is backwards cause of this too. So I gotta turn my neck, if I'm not around my phone or laptop and can't see the colors depending on where I'm using it.

hey! so in the app you can connect an external govee sensor but i only use the one thats built in so far- and as far as the one thats built into the purifier- it picks up veryyyyy well. If cooking starts, vaccuming, sweeping, or even i believe if I cut on my flat iron it detects smoke, as well as cat hair if one cat jumps, or if a human is walking past causing dust to get into the air. So the fan will kick on higher to clean- but i never ever put an air purifier on Auto- I prefer constant- but the times where it has been on auto, it will automatically crank up. Cool thing I do like about the auto setting when i DID use it- it has subsettings like High Efficiency, auto shut off after 30 minutes of air quality being Excellent, and also being at the quietest sound possible during auto time. The sensor is on the side panel, while the intake is...(and its dumb as hell , technically on the back of the device lmao.- the purifier is.... backwards). So while you can set up pretty lights and a display on the purifer, and christmas themes and what not- the intake is on the opposite side....so no one sees the lights cause its the back of the device that most people would place against a wall or not facing the main part of the room...with the function keys being backward as well. You learn to get used to it though or find a spot . The lights and control panel face away from the intake, sensor on the side. As for the carbon filter- its not one of those plain black types that you can buy to put in lets say- a window ac unit like iv seen some have. If you google "ac unit replacement filter cut to size" into amazon- not those and its not seperated. but the carbon filter is built into the back side of the filter. exactly like this one . this is 100% what the filter looks likes. It has a removeable pre filter stuck on by velcro, then the filter, and the carbon filter portion is built into the back of that filter. [https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Filter-Compatible-Bedroom-E300L/dp/B0CP3NLNFQ/ref=sr\_1\_31\_sspa?crid=ZSOUVFJVFHXJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WaLtwinyNmu4xFs0aRE3IOC\_QIBTYOAMmXxz8D23npRK3bTE\_nbKb1e\_mW\_DHqvkZf3DpySDIS7Y9nVZWSxUm1Zz7kLJmxzEGJepdIHSHhY-kitMPOufGT0HUuI4dh-SoKIgxHgqR2gBBVpE4DMSd62txRQ5Yel8FWfdgWQlQQ8LNiuBXVlEf\_Zeg4ADf2lMyD6Bw6ZDvoX9LrSGsUclUl8lrT6uil9VrFr-TG8CcCKiFxFByVmC3PlfW2K-gNeYuB6BAZoI4Qx0cQCJtz1lNOJ25sLtuJPN9POasyd1mUM.\_VTD4nGqothw\_Td7DLjDzdVH\_llbJW0eny3m1Qq0wCg&dib\_tag=se&keywords=govee+air+purifier+filter&qid=1734939306&s=appliances&sprefix=govee+air+purifier+filter%2Cappliances%2C124&sr=1-31-spons&sp\_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9idGY&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Filter-Compatible-Bedroom-E300L/dp/B0CP3NLNFQ/ref=sr_1_31_sspa?crid=ZSOUVFJVFHXJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WaLtwinyNmu4xFs0aRE3IOC_QIBTYOAMmXxz8D23npRK3bTE_nbKb1e_mW_DHqvkZf3DpySDIS7Y9nVZWSxUm1Zz7kLJmxzEGJepdIHSHhY-kitMPOufGT0HUuI4dh-SoKIgxHgqR2gBBVpE4DMSd62txRQ5Yel8FWfdgWQlQQ8LNiuBXVlEf_Zeg4ADf2lMyD6Bw6ZDvoX9LrSGsUclUl8lrT6uil9VrFr-TG8CcCKiFxFByVmC3PlfW2K-gNeYuB6BAZoI4Qx0cQCJtz1lNOJ25sLtuJPN9POasyd1mUM._VTD4nGqothw_Td7DLjDzdVH_llbJW0eny3m1Qq0wCg&dib_tag=se&keywords=govee+air+purifier+filter&qid=1734939306&s=appliances&sprefix=govee+air+purifier+filter%2Cappliances%2C124&sr=1-31-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9idGY&psc=1)

I love mine. I have one on each floor. I use govee. It also makes less work on your AC and heating units.

Govee. The cost of Levoit in 2025 blow my mind for what you get. Govee2mqtt gets the devices into HA. For the hundred you’ll save from going with others the cost savings justifies it all.