You guys are all right, and I went out yesterday and the EC did the right thing with a disconnect (snap switch) by each and every fan. This house had over 7 bathrooms and sauna and gym, etc. so there must have been at least 7-9 fans in this house. Some fans were operated from 2 bathrooms. Hence the need for a disconnect at the fan and not to rely upon the breaker lock. NOW comes a small twist to this story. There was a sub panel in the attic where several of the fans were located. The panel was in sight of every fan. He then could have used the breaker as a means of disconnect as long as the attic lights weren't on that circuit.
