diff --git a/api/feature.go b/api/feature.go
index b901a8d43..452a3b268 100644
--- a/api/feature.go
+++ b/api/feature.go
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const (
 	_                Feature = iota
 	CoarseCurrent            // charger
 	IntegratedDevice         // charger
-	Heating                  // charger
+	Heating                  // charger - heating device
+	Continuous               // charger - heating device where disabled means "normal operation"
 	Average                  // tariff
 	Cacheable                // tariff
 	Offline                  // vehicle
diff --git a/api/feature_enumer.go b/api/feature_enumer.go
index 130f4275d..cf271aa77 100644
--- a/api/feature_enumer.go
+++ b/api/feature_enumer.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const _FeatureName = "CoarseCurrentIntegratedDeviceHeatingAverageCacheableOfflineRetryableStreamingWelcomeCharge"
+const _FeatureName = "CoarseCurrentIntegratedDeviceHeatingContinuousAverageCacheableOfflineRetryableStreamingWelcomeCharge"
 
-var _FeatureIndex = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 36, 43, 52, 59, 68, 77, 90}
+var _FeatureIndex = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 36, 46, 53, 62, 69, 78, 87, 100}
 
-const _FeatureLowerName = "coarsecurrentintegrateddeviceheatingaveragecacheableofflineretryablestreamingwelcomecharge"
+const _FeatureLowerName = "coarsecurrentintegrateddeviceheatingcontinuousaveragecacheableofflineretryablestreamingwelcomecharge"
 
 func (i Feature) String() string {
 	i -= 1
@@ -28,47 +28,51 @@ func _FeatureNoOp() {
 	_ = x[CoarseCurrent-(1)]
 	_ = x[IntegratedDevice-(2)]
 	_ = x[Heating-(3)]
-	_ = x[Average-(4)]
-	_ = x[Cacheable-(5)]
-	_ = x[Offline-(6)]
-	_ = x[Retryable-(7)]
-	_ = x[Streaming-(8)]
-	_ = x[WelcomeCharge-(9)]
+	_ = x[Continuous-(4)]
+	_ = x[Average-(5)]
+	_ = x[Cacheable-(6)]
+	_ = x[Offline-(7)]
+	_ = x[Retryable-(8)]
+	_ = x[Streaming-(9)]
+	_ = x[WelcomeCharge-(10)]
 }
 
-var _FeatureValues = []Feature{CoarseCurrent, IntegratedDevice, Heating, Average, Cacheable, Offline, Retryable, Streaming, WelcomeCharge}
+var _FeatureValues = []Feature{CoarseCurrent, IntegratedDevice, Heating, Continuous, Average, Cacheable, Offline, Retryable, Streaming, WelcomeCharge}
 
 var _FeatureNameToValueMap = map[string]Feature{
-	_FeatureName[0:13]:       CoarseCurrent,
-	_FeatureLowerName[0:13]:  CoarseCurrent,
-	_FeatureName[13:29]:      IntegratedDevice,
-	_FeatureLowerName[13:29]: IntegratedDevice,
-	_FeatureName[29:36]:      Heating,
-	_FeatureLowerName[29:36]: Heating,
-	_FeatureName[36:43]:      Average,
-	_FeatureLowerName[36:43]: Average,
-	_FeatureName[43:52]:      Cacheable,
-	_FeatureLowerName[43:52]: Cacheable,
-	_FeatureName[52:59]:      Offline,
-	_FeatureLowerName[52:59]: Offline,
-	_FeatureName[59:68]:      Retryable,
-	_FeatureLowerName[59:68]: Retryable,
-	_FeatureName[68:77]:      Streaming,
-	_FeatureLowerName[68:77]: Streaming,
-	_FeatureName[77:90]:      WelcomeCharge,
-	_FeatureLowerName[77:90]: WelcomeCharge,
+	_FeatureName[0:13]:        CoarseCurrent,
+	_FeatureLowerName[0:13]:   CoarseCurrent,
+	_FeatureName[13:29]:       IntegratedDevice,
+	_FeatureLowerName[13:29]:  IntegratedDevice,
+	_FeatureName[29:36]:       Heating,
+	_FeatureLowerName[29:36]:  Heating,
+	_FeatureName[36:46]:       Continuous,
+	_FeatureLowerName[36:46]:  Continuous,
+	_FeatureName[46:53]:       Average,
+	_FeatureLowerName[46:53]:  Average,
+	_FeatureName[53:62]:       Cacheable,
+	_FeatureLowerName[53:62]:  Cacheable,
+	_FeatureName[62:69]:       Offline,
+	_FeatureLowerName[62:69]:  Offline,
+	_FeatureName[69:78]:       Retryable,
+	_FeatureLowerName[69:78]:  Retryable,
+	_FeatureName[78:87]:       Streaming,
+	_FeatureLowerName[78:87]:  Streaming,
+	_FeatureName[87:100]:      WelcomeCharge,
+	_FeatureLowerName[87:100]: WelcomeCharge,
 }
 
 var _FeatureNames = []string{
 	_FeatureName[0:13],
 	_FeatureName[13:29],
 	_FeatureName[29:36],
-	_FeatureName[36:43],
-	_FeatureName[43:52],
-	_FeatureName[52:59],
-	_FeatureName[59:68],
-	_FeatureName[68:77],
-	_FeatureName[77:90],
+	_FeatureName[36:46],
+	_FeatureName[46:53],
+	_FeatureName[53:62],
+	_FeatureName[62:69],
+	_FeatureName[69:78],
+	_FeatureName[78:87],
+	_FeatureName[87:100],
 }
 
 // FeatureString retrieves an enum value from the enum constants string name.
diff --git a/charger/ego.go b/charger/ego.go
index 6d6c8b0a7..ff3eaf62f 100644
--- a/charger/ego.go
+++ b/charger/ego.go
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registry.AddCtx("ego-smartheater", newEgoFromConfig)
+	registry.AddCtx("ego-smartheater", NewEgoFromConfig)
 }
 
-// newEgoFromConfig creates an Ego charger from generic config
-func newEgoFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.Charger, error) {
+// NewEgoFromConfig creates an Ego charger from generic config
+func NewEgoFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.Charger, error) {
 	cc := struct {
 		embed              `mapstructure:",squash"`
 		modbus.TcpSettings `mapstructure:",squash"`
diff --git a/charger/heatpump.go b/charger/heatpump.go
index 70336216e..ed29ccd93 100644
--- a/charger/heatpump.go
+++ b/charger/heatpump.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewHeatpumpFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.Charg
 	}{
 		embed: embed{
 			Icon_:     "heatpump",
-			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
+			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Continuous, api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/charger/sgready-relay.go b/charger/sgready-relay.go
index dbe430e9f..3850d6988 100644
--- a/charger/sgready-relay.go
+++ b/charger/sgready-relay.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewSgReadyRelayFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.C
 	}{
 		embed: embed{
 			Icon_:     "heatpump",
-			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
+			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Continuous, api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/charger/sgready.go b/charger/sgready.go
index a30f4897a..d4de7fe15 100644
--- a/charger/sgready.go
+++ b/charger/sgready.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewSgReadyFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.Charge
 	}{
 		embed: embed{
 			Icon_:     "heatpump",
-			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
+			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Continuous, api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/charger/vaillant.go b/charger/vaillant.go
index d4ba781d6..33dfa393f 100644
--- a/charger/vaillant.go
+++ b/charger/vaillant.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func NewVaillantFromConfig(ctx context.Context, other map[string]any) (api.Charg
 	}{
 		embed: embed{
 			Icon_:     "heatpump",
-			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
+			Features_: []api.Feature{api.Continuous, api.Heating, api.IntegratedDevice},
 		},
 		Realm: sensonet.REALM_GERMANY,
 		Cache: time.Minute,