Maytag Front Load Washer Door Locked

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

Maytag front load washer door locked.

If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. The door will not lock for approximately 10 seconds after starting a cycle. Run a drain and spin cycle. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

The door may immediately unlock. Reconnect power to washer plug in. 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.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. The top panel will then pull straight back up and off. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.

If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel. 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 call for service. 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.

After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed. The door lock led light will blink.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.