Maytag Front Load Washer Door Locked Light Blinking

The door should unlock after 60 seconds.

Maytag front load washer door locked light blinking.

In some circumstances your new washer may arrive with the door locked. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. 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. If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power.

After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. The door lock led light will blink. The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima. If the add a garment light is off then the washer door will unlock after the pause cancel button is pressed twice.

This is all it will do. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. The top panel will then pull straight back up and off. Check the plumbing for the correct drain hose installation.

If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. Click here for more information on how to unlock your washer door when locked at the time of installation door will not lock. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. 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.

Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. Use drain hose form and attach securely to drainpipe or tub. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.

Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. 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. 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. 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. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.