Inserting and Removing a Plug from a Socket on Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible to insert and remove a plug from a socket on Shabbat?
Answer
It is not permissible to insert and remove a plug from a socket on Shabbat due to several concerns of prohibition, and we will enumerate some of them. There are situations where this involves the prohibition of muktzeh. There is also a discussion of the prohibition of building and demolishing, which depends on whether it is an electrical appliance that is not usually disconnected, such as a refrigerator, oven, etc., which involves the prohibition of building and demolishing. However, if it is an appliance that is often unplugged, such as an iron, it seems that this does not involve the prohibition of building and demolishing. Nevertheless, in practice, one should not insert and remove due to additional concerns of prohibitions involved.