Maytag 4000 Washer Door Locked

The washer door cannot be opened with the key button if power is off.

Maytag 4000 washer door locked.

After 8 minutes the door will unlock. 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. The door lock led light will blink. I started the machine.

If nothing else works the washer door can be opened as follows. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. Ask your own appliance question. Maytag washer door or lid won t lock.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. I tried to push cont read more. The door lock can fail either mechanically or.

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. 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. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation. This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

The door may immediately unlock. First check that there is no water left in the machine. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. 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 there is any water left and you are unable to run the drain programme empty the machine by detaching the drainage hose. I have a maytag 4000 series 4 5 cu ft.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. The door locked but did not start yet. Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. The door lock will not open now.

During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.