diff --git a/tcl/drivers/hepump.tcl b/tcl/drivers/hepump.tcl
index cdb9bd7..5f0a952 100644
--- a/tcl/drivers/hepump.tcl
+++ b/tcl/drivers/hepump.tcl
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ proc hepump::check_valve {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::set_valve {} {
-  if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} return
+  if {[sctval [sct parent]] % 8 != 0} {return idle}
   set val [hvali [sct]]
   if {[sct target] < 2} {
     if {[hvali [sct parent]/[sct @motname]/encoder] > 20} {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ proc hepump::slow_close {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::get_valve {} {
-  if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {return idle}
+  if {[sctval [sct parent]] % 8 != 0} {return idle}
   set p [sct parent]/[sct @motname]
   set stat [hgetpropval $p status]
   set pos [hvali $p/encoder]
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ proc hepump::get_valve {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::chk_running {} {
-  if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} return
+  if {[sctval [sct parent]] % 8 != 0} return
   if {[sct target]} {
     hset [sct parent]/[sct @motname]/output0 1
   } else { # off
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ proc hepump::chk_running {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::get_running {} {
-  # only for xds35
-  if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {return idle}
+  # only for xds35 and neodry
+  if {[sctval [sct parent]] % 8 != 0} {return idle}
 
   set running [sctval [sct parent]/[sct @motname]/output0]
   set pumpoff [silent 1 hval [sct parent]/[sct @motname]/input3]
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ proc hepump::get_running {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::set_eco {} {
+  # xds35 only, not for neodry
   if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {return idle}
   if {[sct target] != [hvali [sct]]} {
     hset [sct parent]/auto 0
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ proc hepump::set_eco {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::get_eco {} {
+  # xds35 only, not for neodry
   if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {
     sct update 0
     return idle
@@ -385,11 +387,13 @@ proc hepump::get_eco {} {
 }
 
 proc hepump::set_auto {} {
+  # xds35 only, not for neodry
   if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {return idle}
   sct update [sct target]
 }
 
 proc hepump::get_auto {} {
+  # xds35 only, not for neodry
   if {[sctval [sct parent]] != 0} {return idle}
   set auto [hvali [sct]]
   set oldeco [sctval [sct parent]/eco]