diff --git a/src/emsdevice.cpp b/src/emsdevice.cpp
index 0184f2ffa..90dac5a49 100644
--- a/src/emsdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/emsdevice.cpp
@@ -51,23 +51,21 @@ std::string EMSdevice::tag_to_mqtt(uint8_t tag) {
     return (DeviceValue::DeviceValueTAG_mqtt[tag]);
 }
 
-// convert UOM to a string - these don't need translating
+// convert UOM to a string - translating only for hours/minutes/seconds
 std::string EMSdevice::uom_to_string(uint8_t uom) {
-    if (EMSESP::system_.fahrenheit() && (uom == DeviceValueUOM::DEGREES || uom == DeviceValueUOM::DEGREES_R)) {
-        return (DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[DeviceValueUOM::FAHRENHEIT]);
+    switch (uom) {
+    case DeviceValueUOM::DEGREES:
+    case DeviceValueUOM::DEGREES_R:
+        return EMSESP::system_.fahrenheit() ? DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[DeviceValueUOM::FAHRENHEIT] : DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[uom];
+    case DeviceValueUOM::HOURS:
+        return Helpers::translated_word(FL_(hours));
+    case DeviceValueUOM::MINUTES:
+        return Helpers::translated_word(FL_(minutes));
+    case DeviceValueUOM::SECONDS:
+        return Helpers::translated_word(FL_(seconds));
+    default:
+        return DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[uom];
     }
-    /* translate times? https://github.com/emsesp/EMS-ESP32/issues/752
-    if (uom == DeviceValueUOM::HOURS) {
-        return (Helpers::translated_word(FL_(hours)));
-    }
-    if (uom == DeviceValueUOM::MINUTES) {
-        return (Helpers::translated_word(FL_(minutes)));
-    }
-    if (uom == DeviceValueUOM::SECONDS) {
-        return (Helpers::translated_word(FL_(seconds)));
-    }
-    */
-    return (DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[uom]);
 }
 
 std::string EMSdevice::brand_to_string() const {
diff --git a/src/emsdevicevalue.cpp b/src/emsdevicevalue.cpp
index 8ce9abe53..33bfe113e 100644
--- a/src/emsdevicevalue.cpp
+++ b/src/emsdevicevalue.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ const char * DeviceValue::DeviceValueUOM_s[] = {
     F_(uom_lmin),
     F_(uom_kwh),
     F_(uom_wh),
-    F_(uom_hours),
-    F_(uom_minutes),
+    FL_(hours)[0],
+    FL_(minutes)[0],
     F_(uom_ua),
     F_(uom_bar),
     F_(uom_kw),
     F_(uom_w),
     F_(uom_kb),
-    F_(uom_seconds),
+    FL_(seconds)[0],
     F_(uom_dbm),
     F_(uom_fahrenheit),
     F_(uom_mv),
diff --git a/src/locale_common.h b/src/locale_common.h
index dfa4304fa..3be006d96 100644
--- a/src/locale_common.h
+++ b/src/locale_common.h
@@ -197,13 +197,10 @@ MAKE_PSTR_LIST(tpl_input, "Format: <inv>[<evu1><evu2><evu3><comp><aux><cool><hea
 MAKE_PSTR_LIST(tpl_input4, "Format: <inv>[<comp><aux><cool><heat><dhw><pv>]")
 
 // Unit Of Measurement mapping - maps to DeviceValueUOM_s in emsdevice.cpp
-// These don't need translating, it will mess up HA and the API
+// Translating hours/minute/seconds in emsdevice.cpp
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_blank, " ")
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_percent, "%")
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_degrees, "°C")
-MAKE_PSTR(uom_hours, "hours")
-MAKE_PSTR(uom_minutes, "minutes")
-MAKE_PSTR(uom_seconds, "seconds")
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_kwh, "kWh")
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_wh, "Wh")
 MAKE_PSTR(uom_bar, "bar")