Maytag Front Load Washer Door Lock Flashing

The door should unlock after 60 seconds.

Maytag front load washer door lock flashing.

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 lid will lock and the machine will enter a pump out mode for 8 minutes. This is all it will do. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima. It is flashing red door locked.

The door lock led light will blink. So the first thing you ll want to do is just unplug the washer for 60 seconds and see if the latch will reset. 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. First it had a code blinking that i looked up and it was for the water so i turned it on and now it is making a humming noise and the door is locked and that is all it will do.

I have a control lock on my front load washer. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. If that doesn t work leave the washer plugged in for 20 minutes and it should unlock. With a 10 year limited parts warranty 1 you can trust that a maytag front load washer has the power and perseverance to keep your clothes clean load.

After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. The door may immediately unlock. This washer has sensors that detect the water supply and requires both hoses to have water going to the water valve.

Reconnect power to washer plug in. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed. The control lock on bottom right is solid red. If it does not detect both water supply hoses are turned on the control detects a problem with the water pressure sensor.

Run a drain and spin cycle. This happened when i forgot to turn the water on. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.