Maytag Front Loader Door Locked

After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.

Maytag front loader door locked.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed. If you have unboxed your front load washer to find that the door is locked and you are unable to open it please review the following instructions.

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. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. Press the power button and the washer will start a drain routine which takes approximately 8 to 10 minutes during which time the pump will run continuously. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions.

Saturday from 8 a m. Thank you for your inquiry. Tyler z home appliance technician. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

Reconnect power to washer plug in. Maytag front load washer door locked at install. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. Run a drain and spin cycle.

The door should unlock after this is complete. The control will not accept any input during this time. 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. If not call for service.

This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset.