Maytag Door Locked Light Flashing

While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours.

Maytag door locked light flashing.

This is a guide 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 control lock feature isn t engaged and the lock light continues to stay lit or flash try to perform a power reset. The door may immediately unlock.

The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain. 2 press and hold the end of cycle cycle signal button s for 20 seconds and this should reset the washer and clear the flashing light. Open and close the dishwasher door and select a new wash cycle then select or press start. The door lock led light will blink.

1 unplug the washer for 10 minutes and this may reset the washer and clear the flashing light. The door locked light is flashing the washer is humming but nothing else is happening. Fresh hold option is on. When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue.

Posted by yuwtze at 1 34 pm on july 12 2017. Disconnect power to the dishwasher for 30 seconds and then restore power. To unlock the door cancel the fresh hold option by touching power cancel. The door remains locked during this time.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. Answered by a verified appliance technician we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. After 8 minutes the door will unlock. I have a maytag maxima.