diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp3428/mcp3428.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp3428/mcp3428.cpp
index b202c01d46..75b4f4e71f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp3428/mcp3428.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp3428/mcp3428.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void MCP3428Component::setup() {
   uint8_t anwser[3];
   if (this->read(anwser, 3) != i2c::ErrorCode::NO_ERROR) {
     this->mark_failed();
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Communication with MCP3426/7/8 failed while reading device register!");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ void MCP3428Component::setup() {
 
   if (this->write(&config, 1) != i2c::ErrorCode::NO_ERROR) {
     this->mark_failed();
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Communication with MCP3426/7/8 failed while writing config!");
     return;
   }
   this->prev_config_ = config;
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp3428/sensor/mcp3428_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp3428/sensor/mcp3428_sensor.cpp
index 36095c83a0..2c83a3e1fc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp3428/sensor/mcp3428_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp3428/sensor/mcp3428_sensor.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ void MCP3428Sensor::update() {
 
 void MCP3428Sensor::dump_config() {
   LOG_SENSOR("  ", "MCP3426/7/8 Sensor", this);
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Multiplexer: %u", this->multiplexer_);
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Gain: %u", this->gain_);
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Resolution: %u", this->resolution_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Multiplexer: Channel %u", this->multiplexer_ + 1);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Gain: %u", 0b0001 << this->gain_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    Resolution: %u", 12 + 2 * this->resolution_);
 }
 
 }  // namespace mcp3428