Maytag Front Load Washing Machine Door Locked

Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions.

Maytag front load washing machine door locked.

The door should unlock after this is complete. If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.

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. If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. Reconnect power to washer plug in. If the front load washer is leaking the pump may be damaged.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Run a drain and spin cycle.

Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. It is flashing red door locked.

Saturday from 8 a m. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. The top panel will then pull straight back up and off. If not call for service.

Maytag front load washer door locked at install. I have a control lock on my front load washer. If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel. Thank you for your inquiry.

Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. However they typically cost more can have mold issues and sometimes the door or door hinge breaks in which case the washer will need a door adjustment or a latch repair.