diff --git a/charger/eebus-ohpcf.go b/charger/eebus-ohpcf.go
index f935cedb7..25c3f7d3c 100644
--- a/charger/eebus-ohpcf.go
+++ b/charger/eebus-ohpcf.go
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ func (c *EEBusOHPCF) Dimmed() (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	return limit.IsActive && limit.Value > 0, nil
+	// an active limit means dimmed; the applied §14a limit value is 0W, so a
+	// value-based check would never report the dimmed state and never release it
+	return limit.IsActive, nil
 }
 
 // Dim implements the api.Dimmer interface. It writes a §14a/LPC consumption
diff --git a/meter/eebus.go b/meter/eebus.go
index ed410c7b6..0884aef15 100644
--- a/meter/eebus.go
+++ b/meter/eebus.go
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ func (c *EEBus) Dimmed() (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	// Check if limit is active and has a valid power value
-	return limit.IsActive && limit.Value > 0, nil
+	// an active limit means dimmed; the applied limit value is 0W, so a
+	// value-based check would never report the dimmed state and never release it
+	return limit.IsActive, nil
 }
 
 // Dim implements the api.Dimmer interface