Using an air conditioner left on during Shabbat
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Question
For Shabbat for all the reasons
Topic: Using electricity on Shabbat
Question: • Is it permitted to leave an air conditioner running?
Topic: Using electricity on Shabbat
Question: • Is it permitted to leave an air conditioner running?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
It is permitted to leave an air conditioner running from Friday before the beginning of Shabbat. It is also permitted to set a timer that will turn on the air conditioner on Shabbat itself.
The reason for this leniency is that the person is not doing anything on Shabbat itself, but is merely benefiting from work that was done on a weekday.
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