Maytag Front Load Washing Machine Door Locked

I have a control lock on my front load washer.

Maytag front load washing machine door locked.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Front load washing machines have several benefits. Saturday from 8 a m. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.

If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode. Looking at your use and care guide page 31 trouble shooting i have held read more. Run a drain and spin cycle. Thank you for your inquiry.

The top panel will then pull straight back up and off. If not call for service. 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.

If the front load washer is leaking the pump may be damaged. Reconnect power to washer plug in. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. 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.

Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.

Maytag front load washer door locked at install. The door should unlock after this is complete. 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. It is flashing red door locked.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. The control lock on bottom right is solid red. If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.