[Avodah] Using electronic water meters on Shabbos

[Marty Bluke]

2 months ago I started a discussion about this and various people suggested
some possible halachic justifications allowing the use of them. In today's
Yated Neeman there was not 1 not 2 but 3 separate "Kol Koreh's" against
using ANY kind of electronic water meter. They write in the name of various
gedolim (see below) against using heterim based on safek pesik reisha or
grama as they are דימויים מפופקפקים מאד. The only electronic water meter
that can be used is one where the electronic component can be completely
turned off for Shabbos and it will mechanically measure the water on
Shabbos.

This approach may work in Israel where the Charedim are a big enough
population for the water carriers to accommodate them. However, this will
not work in chu"l even in a place like NYC, kal v'achomer in a city with a
small religious population. The poskim will need to deal with the issues of
electronics on Shabbos and come up with a position that people can deal
with or we will need to become Amish.

Here is a link to the Kol Koreh's:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zE7Naj8WARk/UE8VGqtYcDI/AAAAAAAAAZw/tR51Yc9TBvw/s1600/water-meter.jpg
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