[Avodah] Electricity on Shabbos

[Marty Bluke]

R ' Elliot Shevin wrote:
<.. and plugging in an appliance adds on to the wiring in the
building. (It's the CI's idea,
not mine!)

I don't recall the CI saying that. In fact, that sevara has been
rejected l'halacha at least by tevilas keilim. One acharon suggested
that a toaster would be patur from tevilas keilim because it is
mechubar l'karka (plugged in) and everyone else disagreed.

With all due respect to the CI, the overwhelimng majority of poskim
seenm to reject the CI's opinion that it is boneh, in truth, the CI's
opinion is very difficult.