Maytag Direct Drive Washer Door Locked Blinking

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Maytag direct drive washer door locked blinking.

If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. We have a maytag direct drive front loading washer we purchased in january now the door locked light is flashing and the motor is running but it doesn t indicate what wash cycle is in and the tub doesn t do anything washing machine just makes a humming sound. There is a pull tab at the bottom of the door latch which will manually unlock the door.

The door lock led light will blink. Pull down on this tab and then open the door. When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue. Unplug the washer then pull the top panel of the washer straight back up and off.

The door should unlock after this is complete. Run a drain and spin cycle. It stopped right after it dispensed the detergent and i ve tried all of the not so helpful repair advise on the maytag website and i still can t get it unlocked. I noticed that my maytag maxim front load washer was flashing door lock and error code f6e1 i think along with annoying chimes or buzzing.

The door may immediately unlock. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. And just to clarify what s the exact model. Can you guesstimate how old your maytag is.

When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue. Reconnect power to washer plug in. The door should unlock after 60 seconds. Maytag direct drive clothes washer door locked did not complete load and lid locked light blinking.

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

If not call for service.