Maytag Front Loader Door Locked

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.

Maytag front loader door locked.

The door should unlock after this is complete. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. Reconnect power to washer plug in. The control will not accept any input during this time.

Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. 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.

If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. 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. 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. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.

If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed. If not call for service. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. Thank you for your inquiry. Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions. Tyler z home appliance technician.

Saturday from 8 a m. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

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