Question:
Hi I just got a new thermostat In my house and every time you walk by it the screen shows up.
So it’s a problem for shabbat, Am I able to keep it?
Answer:
It is permissible to leave it on, on Sabbat, since you have no intention of your appointment appearing on the screen, and you have no desire to appear on the screen, and you do not take any action in the hands that things will see on the screen this is a grama and “pesik rashah Dalo Nichah Leh”, and since the main prohibition is only “Derabanan”, it should be permitted.
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