diff --git a/esphome/components/pid/pid_autotuner.h b/esphome/components/pid/pid_autotuner.h
index ebfa6be419..d0c2d10063 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pid/pid_autotuner.h
+++ b/esphome/components/pid/pid_autotuner.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class PIDAutotuner {
   } state_ = AUTOTUNE_RUNNING;
   float ku_;
   float pu_;
-  const LogString *id_{nullptr};
+  const LogString *id_{reinterpret_cast<const LogString *>("")};  // empty until set, like the old std::string
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::pid
diff --git a/esphome/components/sonoff_d1/sonoff_d1.cpp b/esphome/components/sonoff_d1/sonoff_d1.cpp
index c8eb385bd9..a4eed03d94 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sonoff_d1/sonoff_d1.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sonoff_d1/sonoff_d1.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void SonoffD1Output::dump_config() {
                 "  Use RM433 Remote: %s\n"
                 "  Minimal brightness: %d\n"
                 "  Maximal brightness: %d",
-                this->light_state_ ? LOG_STR_ARG(this->light_state_->get_log_name()) : "",
+                this->light_state_ ? LOG_STR_ARG(this->light_state_->get_log_name()) : LOG_STR_LITERAL(""),
                 ONOFF(this->use_rm433_remote_), this->min_value_, this->max_value_);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.h b/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.h
index e5922b56c9..354ce09347 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.h
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ class Sprinkler final : public Component {
   void reset_resume();
 
   /// returns a pointer to a valve's name string object; returns nullptr if valve_number is invalid
-  ESPDEPRECATED("Use valve_log_name() or control_switch()->get_name_to() instead. Removed in 2027.5.0", "2026.11.0")
+  ESPDEPRECATED("Use valve_log_name() or control_switch()->get_name_to() instead. Will be removed in ESPHome 2027.5.0",
+                "2026.11.0")
   const char *valve_name(size_t valve_number);
   /// returns a valve's name for a "%s" log argument; returns nullptr if valve_number is invalid
   const LogString *valve_log_name(size_t valve_number);