diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.cpp b/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.cpp
index 40405114a4..5751ad59f5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.cpp
@@ -23,20 +23,18 @@ void Pipsolar::loop() {
   // Read message
   if (this->state_ == STATE_IDLE) {
     this->empty_uart_buffer_();
-    switch (this->send_next_command_()) {
-      case 0:
-        // no command send (empty queue) time to poll
-        if (millis() - this->last_poll_ > this->update_interval_) {
-          this->send_next_poll_();
-          this->last_poll_ = millis();
-        }
-        return;
-        break;
-      case 1:
-        // command send
-        return;
-        break;
+
+    if (this->send_next_command_()) {
+      // command sent
+      return;
     }
+
+    if (this->send_next_poll_()) {
+      // poll sent
+      return;
+    }
+
+    return;
   }
   if (this->state_ == STATE_COMMAND_COMPLETE) {
     if (this->check_incoming_length_(4)) {
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ void Pipsolar::loop() {
         // '(00000000000000000000000000000000'
         // iterate over all available flag (as not all models have all flags, but at least in the same order)
         this->value_warnings_present_ = false;
-        this->value_faults_present_ = true;
+        this->value_faults_present_ = false;
 
         for (size_t i = 1; i < strlen(tmp); i++) {
           enabled = tmp[i] == '1';
@@ -708,6 +706,7 @@ void Pipsolar::loop() {
         return;
       }
       // crc ok
+      this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].needs_update = false;
       this->state_ = STATE_POLL_CHECKED;
       return;
     } else {
@@ -788,7 +787,7 @@ uint8_t Pipsolar::check_incoming_crc_() {
 }
 
 // send next command used
-uint8_t Pipsolar::send_next_command_() {
+bool Pipsolar::send_next_command_() {
   uint16_t crc16;
   if (!this->command_queue_[this->command_queue_position_].empty()) {
     const char *command = this->command_queue_[this->command_queue_position_].c_str();
@@ -809,37 +808,43 @@ uint8_t Pipsolar::send_next_command_() {
     // end Byte
     this->write(0x0D);
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Sending command from queue: %s with length %d", command, length);
-    return 1;
+    return true;
   }
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
-void Pipsolar::send_next_poll_() {
+bool Pipsolar::send_next_poll_() {
   uint16_t crc16;
-  this->last_polling_command_ = (this->last_polling_command_ + 1) % 15;
-  if (this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length == 0) {
-    this->last_polling_command_ = 0;
+
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < POLLING_COMMANDS_MAX; i++) {
+    this->last_polling_command_ = (this->last_polling_command_ + 1) % POLLING_COMMANDS_MAX;
+    if (this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length == 0) {
+      // not enabled
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].needs_update) {
+      // no update requested
+      continue;
+    }
+    this->state_ = STATE_POLL;
+    this->command_start_millis_ = millis();
+    this->empty_uart_buffer_();
+    this->read_pos_ = 0;
+    crc16 = this->pipsolar_crc_(this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
+                                this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
+    this->write_array(this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
+                      this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
+    // checksum
+    this->write(((uint8_t) ((crc16) >> 8)));   // highbyte
+    this->write(((uint8_t) ((crc16) &0xff)));  // lowbyte
+    // end Byte
+    this->write(0x0D);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Sending polling command : %s with length %d",
+             this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
+             this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
+    return true;
   }
-  if (this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length == 0) {
-    // no command specified
-    return;
-  }
-  this->state_ = STATE_POLL;
-  this->command_start_millis_ = millis();
-  this->empty_uart_buffer_();
-  this->read_pos_ = 0;
-  crc16 = this->pipsolar_crc_(this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
-                              this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
-  this->write_array(this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
-                    this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
-  // checksum
-  this->write(((uint8_t) ((crc16) >> 8)));   // highbyte
-  this->write(((uint8_t) ((crc16) &0xff)));  // lowbyte
-  // end Byte
-  this->write(0x0D);
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Sending polling command : %s with length %d",
-           this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].command,
-           this->used_polling_commands_[this->last_polling_command_].length);
+  return false;
 }
 
 void Pipsolar::queue_command_(const char *command, uint8_t length) {
@@ -869,7 +874,13 @@ void Pipsolar::dump_config() {
     }
   }
 }
-void Pipsolar::update() {}
+void Pipsolar::update() {
+  for (auto &used_polling_command : this->used_polling_commands_) {
+    if (used_polling_command.length != 0) {
+      used_polling_command.needs_update = true;
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 void Pipsolar::add_polling_command_(const char *command, ENUMPollingCommand polling_command) {
   for (auto &used_polling_command : this->used_polling_commands_) {
@@ -891,6 +902,7 @@ void Pipsolar::add_polling_command_(const char *command, ENUMPollingCommand poll
       used_polling_command.errors = 0;
       used_polling_command.identifier = polling_command;
       used_polling_command.length = length - 1;
+      used_polling_command.needs_update = true;
       return;
     }
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.h b/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.h
index 373911b2d7..77b18badb9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pipsolar/pipsolar.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct PollingCommand {
   uint8_t length = 0;
   uint8_t errors;
   ENUMPollingCommand identifier;
+  bool needs_update;
 };
 
 #define PIPSOLAR_VALUED_ENTITY_(type, name, polling_command, value_type) \
@@ -189,14 +190,14 @@ class Pipsolar : public uart::UARTDevice, public PollingComponent {
   static const size_t PIPSOLAR_READ_BUFFER_LENGTH = 110;  // maximum supported answer length
   static const size_t COMMAND_QUEUE_LENGTH = 10;
   static const size_t COMMAND_TIMEOUT = 5000;
-  uint32_t last_poll_ = 0;
+  static const size_t POLLING_COMMANDS_MAX = 15;
   void add_polling_command_(const char *command, ENUMPollingCommand polling_command);
   void empty_uart_buffer_();
   uint8_t check_incoming_crc_();
   uint8_t check_incoming_length_(uint8_t length);
   uint16_t pipsolar_crc_(uint8_t *msg, uint8_t len);
-  uint8_t send_next_command_();
-  void send_next_poll_();
+  bool send_next_command_();
+  bool send_next_poll_();
   void queue_command_(const char *command, uint8_t length);
   std::string command_queue_[COMMAND_QUEUE_LENGTH];
   uint8_t command_queue_position_ = 0;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ class Pipsolar : public uart::UARTDevice, public PollingComponent {
   };
 
   uint8_t last_polling_command_ = 0;
-  PollingCommand used_polling_commands_[15];
+  PollingCommand used_polling_commands_[POLLING_COMMANDS_MAX];
 };
 
 }  // namespace pipsolar