A home run is the section of a branch circuit from the panel to the first outlet or junction box. On electrical plans it is drawn as an arrow pointing toward the panel, labeled with the panel name and circuit number, with tick marks showing the conductors. Electricians tag home run cables at rough-in so trim goes smoothly, and a dedicated home run serves a single load such as a refrigerator or furnace.
Label every home run with its circuit number at the panel end, I'm not ringing them out at trim.
Also heard as
- homerun
- HR
Related terms
Whip
Short flexible conduit or cable assembly with wires already in it, linking a fixture or machine to a junction box.
Land
To terminate a conductor on a breaker, lug, terminal or device.
Tub
Empty panel enclosure, the steel back box that goes in at rough-in before the interior and cover arrive.
Switch leg
Conductor that carries switched power from a switch to the light or load it controls.