Homeruns as structured runs, not tags on a plan.
What a homerun record contains
VoltDrop turns the shorthand into a record. Each homerun gets a stable identifier, a source panel and circuit, the devices it serves, an estimated route, and the conductors and raceway that follow from the circuit.
Because it has an identity, it can be referenced. The same homerun that was priced in the estimate is the one that appears in the prefab package and on the label in the field.
Source and circuit
Panel, circuit number, breaker size and poles, read from the schedule and reconciled against the plan.
Devices served
The device group associated with the homerun, so a change in device count is visible on the run.
Estimated route length
A starting estimate with the assumptions shown, editable by the contractor.
Conductors and raceway
Derived from the circuit, with conduit fill checked for the conductor count in the raceway.
Devices without a homerun
One of the most common findings on a real set is a group of devices with no confirmed homerun assignment — drawn, scheduled, and countable, but not yet tied to a circuit.
These are easy to miss and expensive to discover late. VoltDrop flags them as an explicit open item with the sheet reference rather than assigning them to a circuit and moving on.
Routing is a proposal, not a decision
Proposed pathways and estimated lengths are exactly that: proposals. Routing depends on architectural conditions, structural constraints, other trades, and coordination decisions that the documents may not fully describe.
Automated routing is planned rather than available. Where VoltDrop proposes a route, the contractor reviews and adjusts it, and the run records the change.
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