Asking a Non-Jew to Reset an Electrical Fuse
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Question
Is it permissible to ask a non-Jew to reset the air conditioner if the electricity went out on Yom Tov?
Answer
It is permitted because building and kindling on Yom Tov, according to all opinions, are rabbinic prohibitions, making this a 'shvut d'shvut'. If possible, it is preferable to ask the non-Jew to do it with a change.
Source
Tosafot Shabbat 95a, Rambam, Chapter 1 of the Laws of Yom Tov, Mishnah Berurah, Siman 526, Siman 537, Subsection 1 in the name of Shu"t Be'er Yitzchak.
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