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Adjusting Timer for Air Conditoner

Is one allowed to adjust the shabbos timer on shabbos so that the air conditioner should shut off later than originally set before shabbos?

Answer:

Several authorities permit doing so, the deferral involving no melachah. Some are stringent in this matter, comparing it to adding extra oil to a candle thereby causing it to burn for longer. However, there is a significant difference in that extending the timer only delays the switching off, whereas oil actively burns.

One can rely on the lenient opinion.

See Shemiras Shabbos 23:22, 13:25-27; 12:14; Yabia Omer 3:18; Az Nidberu 14:11; Minchas Yitzchak 9:38).

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