Maytag Front Load Washer Door Locked Light Blinking

The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.

Maytag front load washer door locked light blinking.

This can occur from normal shipping movement. If the add a garment light is off then the washer door will unlock after the pause cancel button is pressed twice. After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.

If f8 e1 or lf too long to fill appears in the display the washer is taking too long to fill or the washer is filling and draining. Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. This happened when i forgot to turn the water on. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. The door lock led light will blink.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. In some circumstances your new washer may arrive with the door locked. First it had a code blinking that i looked up and it was for the water so i turned it on and now it is making a humming noise and the door is locked and that is all it will do. The door will not immediately unlock while the cycle is running due to a possible high water level in the washer high water temperature tumbling or spinning.

Click here for more information on how to unlock your washer door when locked at the time of installation door will not lock. Use drain hose form and attach securely to drainpipe or tub. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. The door may immediately unlock.

Our maytag maxima steam washer has a flashing yellow light next to door locked the door won t open and the machined cannot be turned on. The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima. This is all it will do. The door should unlock after 60 seconds.

If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.