Maytag Front Loader Door Locked

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.

Maytag front loader door locked.

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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. The control will not accept any input during this time. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.

If not call for service. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Plug the appliance into a grounded 3 pronged outlet per the installation instructions. Reconnect power to washer plug in.

If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. The door should unlock after this is complete. Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.

Press the power button and the washer will start a drain routine which takes approximately 8 to 10 minutes during which time the pump will run continuously. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

If not then your main control board will need to be replaced. 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. Thank you for your inquiry.

Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.