Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
Maytag front load washer door locked.
Reconnect power to washer plug in.
Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
The door may immediately unlock.
This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.
The door will not lock for approximately 10 seconds after starting a cycle.
The door should unlock after this is complete.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.
Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.
The door lock led light will blink.
If not call for service.
After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.
You may also see an f8 e1 error code.
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 washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power.
If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
Run a drain and spin cycle.
If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel.
