Maytag Front Load Washer Door Lock Light Flashing

It is flashing red door locked.

Maytag front load washer door lock light flashing.

A lock icon appears on the front of the washer s control panel to indicate the lid is locked and also displays the current progress of the cleaning cycle depending on the model of your maytag washer. I have a control lock on my front load washer. Plug the unit back in and see if the controls will respond. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. The lid lock light is flashing on my top load washer. Fresh hold option is on. My maytag front load washer has a blinking door locked and the door will not open up.

Hopefully these will be color coded. Select drain spin to remove any water remaining in the washer. Water remaining in washer after cycle. While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours.

I have an older kenmore top loading washing machine. Examine your washer s tech sheet to determine which wires to cut. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain.

The door lock led light will blink. The control lock on bottom right is solid red. The door should unlock after 60 seconds. This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

After 8 minutes the door will unlock. I did some google searching and found that there could be a few different issues that are causing the lid lock light to flash or blink on the control panel of my washer. The door remains locked during this time. If the control locked light will not turn off i recommend unplugging the washer for 5 minutes.

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. Maytag front load washer door locked at install. It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe. I do not lid lock light flashing blinking on top load washing machine how to clear read more.

To unlock the controls press and hold the cycle end signal for 3 deliberate seconds or until the control lock light goes out. Scan the included wiring diagram until you find the wires labelled lid switch and lock switch the majority of washing machine lid lock switches are powered by 3 or 4 wires each of which performs a different function.