Using a Grinder Pump for a Toilet on Shabbat
QUESTION
Chicago, IL
A basement bathroom has a grinder pump that goes off every time the toilet is flushed. Can the toilet be used on Shabbat?
ANSWER
If it happens every time, then it is a pesik reisha denicha lei of a grama. The actually issur being performed is really only electricity. I can’t think how grinding waste fits into any category of a melakhah. So there are many reasons to be lenient:
