In this scintillating safari into front load washer wasteland samurai appliance repair man shows you how to manually unlock the door on a front load washer.
Maytag direct drive washer door locked flashing.
The door may immediately unlock.
Plug the washer back in and hopefully the latch reset.
Check your home s fuses.
If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.
The machine will not start.
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Insert the handle back into its slot and screw it tight.
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The door lock led light will blink.
Pull the handle and the door opens.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
Is the washer door properly closed.
We have a maytag direct drive front loading washer we purchased in january now the door locked light is flashing and the motor is running but it doesn t indicate what wash cycle is in and the tub doesn t do anything washing machine just makes a humming sound.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
If the washer door still will not open in the normal way contact the service division.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.
If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode.
Close the hatch to the drainage pump.
You may also see an f8 e1 error code.
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.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.