Maytag Front Loader Door Locked

A lock icon appears on the front of the washer s control panel to indicate the lid is locked and also displays the current progress of the cleaning cycle depending on the model of your maytag washer.

Maytag front loader door locked.

Thank you for your inquiry. Run a drain and spin cycle. Tyler z home appliance technician. 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.

The door should unlock after this is complete. Saturday from 8 a m. Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. If not call for service.

This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. 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. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.

The control will not accept any input during this time. After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. 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. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.

If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions. 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. Reconnect power to washer plug in.

Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. 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 washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. Maytag front load washer door locked at install.