Maytag Direct Drive Washer Door Locked Flashing

The door may immediately unlock.

Maytag direct drive washer door locked flashing.

Plug the washer back in and hopefully the latch reset. Insert the handle back into its slot and screw it tight. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. 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.

During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. Check your home s fuses. Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab. Close the hatch to the drainage pump.

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. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.

After 8 minutes the door will unlock. You may also see an f8 e1 error code. The door lock led light will blink. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode. Is the washer door properly closed. Saturday from 8 a m. The machine will not start.

Pull the handle and the door opens. Thank you for your inquiry. If not then your door latch will need to be replaced. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.