Use of a Mechanical Bell

Rabbinical prohibitions on Shabbos

Question

I was standing by the door of a locked yard on Shabbos night, and they did not hear me at all in the house, so I rang a mechanical bell. Powerful ringing of the bell was heard in the house, and they immediately opened the door for me. I was afraid I’d be left outside all night, so I rang the bell. Did I desecrate the Shabbos?

Answer

In this case, it was permitted to make a sound with a bell that does not produce a pleasant sound, but one should be careful that this does not happen again.

Source

Mishnah Berurah (Biur Halacha on Chapter 338, paragraph 1)

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