If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode.
Maytag front load washing machine door locked.
If you have unboxed your front load washer to find that the door is locked and you are unable to open it please review the following instructions.
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After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
I have a control lock on my front load washer.
If the front load washer is leaking the pump may be damaged.
When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.
The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
The control lock on bottom right is solid red.
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Run a drain and spin cycle.
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Reconnect power to washer plug in.
It is flashing red door locked.
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Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power.
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However they typically cost more can have mold issues and sometimes the door or door hinge breaks in which case the washer will need a door adjustment or a latch repair.
If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel.
If not call for service.
Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.
If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.
Maytag front load washer door locked at install.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
You may also see an f8 e1 error code.