The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima.
Maytag front load washer door locked light blinking.
Click here for more information on how to unlock your washer door when locked at the time of installation door will not lock.
If f8 e1 or lf too long to fill appears in the display the washer is taking too long to fill or the washer is filling and draining.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
In some circumstances your new washer may arrive with the door locked.
After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.
If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power.
Our maytag maxima steam washer has a flashing yellow light next to door locked the door won t open and the machined cannot be turned on.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
First it had a code blinking that i looked up and it was for the water so i turned it on and now it is making a humming noise and the door is locked and that is all it will do.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
This is all it will do.
The door will not immediately unlock while the cycle is running due to a possible high water level in the washer high water temperature tumbling or spinning.
The door may immediately unlock.
When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
This can occur from normal shipping movement.
The door lock led light will blink.
Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe.
Use drain hose form and attach securely to drainpipe or tub.
Check the plumbing for the correct drain hose installation.
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.
If not then your main control board will need to be replaced.
