Maytag Direct Drive Washer Door Locked Blinking
Run a drain and spin cycle.
Maytag direct drive washer door locked blinking. Can you guesstimate how old your maytag is. When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue. Unplug the washer then pull the top panel of the washer straight back up and off. We have a maytag direct drive front loading washer we purchased in january now the door locked light is flashing and the motor is running but it doesn t indicate what wash cycle is in and the tub doesn t do anything washing machine just makes a humming sound.
Now you can reach down in from below the top of the machine down to the door latch. The door may immediately unlock. The door should unlock after this is complete. Reconnect power to washer plug in.
It stopped right after it dispensed the detergent and i ve tried all of the not so helpful repair advise on the maytag website and i still can t get it unlocked. Pull down on this tab and then open the door. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
The door lock led light will blink. There is a pull tab at the bottom of the door latch which will manually unlock the door. And just to clarify what s the exact model. If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode.
During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. I noticed that my maytag maxim front load washer was flashing door lock and error code f6e1 i think along with annoying chimes or buzzing. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue. If not call for service. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive. After 8 minutes the door will unlock.
If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.