Maytag 4000 Washer Door Locked

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

Maytag 4000 washer door locked.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. 01 door lock motor and switch assembly. The lid lock is a default feature of your maytag front loading and top loading washer to prevent opening the appliance while the cleaning cycle is in progress. I tried to push cont read more.

The door lock will not open now. First check that there is no water left in the machine. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. I have a maytag 4000 series 4 5 cu ft.

Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. The door may immediately unlock. The door locked but did not start yet. Ok you will need to remove the lower front panel and reach up inside the unit on the right side of the door to manually unlock the door then try to run any cycle and see what it does.

If there is any water left and you are unable to run the drain programme empty the machine by detaching the drainage hose. After 8 minutes the door will unlock. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. I started the machine.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation. I decided to cancel and turned the power off. If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode.

In this scintillating safari into front load washer wasteland samurai appliance repair man shows you how to manually unlock the door on a front load washer. The door lock can fail either mechanically or. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. The washer door cannot be opened with the key button if power is off. The door lock led light will blink.

Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.