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Can a sprinkler system be turned on before Shabbos starts, and turned off after Shabbos starts?

Question:

Hello.

Can a sprinkler system be turned on before Shabbos starts to water the backyard grass?

If so, can it be turned off during Shabbos day or must it continue to water until nightfall?

Thanks.

Answer:

The poskim say that if it on a Shabbos clock it is permitted because nowadays everyone knows that they often work on a Shabbos clock. However since you are doing manually, it might be different. Therefore I have two questions. Are there neighbors that can see you turning the sprinkler system on and off, or that can tell that it isn’t on a Shabbos clock, because you do it at different times? Additionally, when you turn the sprinkler system off, will it cause water t go to parts of the garden that didn’t get a lot of water when the sprinkler was on?

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