Maytag Front Loader Door Locked

A lock icon appears on the front of the washer s control panel to indicate the lid is locked and also displays the current progress of the cleaning cycle depending on the model of your maytag washer.

Maytag front loader door locked. Saturday from 8 a m. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.

Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. 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. Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. The control will not accept any input during this time.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. Run a drain and spin cycle. Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.

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. Thank you for your inquiry. The door should unlock after this is complete. Maytag front load washer door locked at install.

If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. Tyler z home appliance technician. If not call for service. Reconnect power to washer plug in.

Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.