Maytag Front Load Washer Door Lock Light Flashing

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Maytag front load washer door lock light flashing.

I have an older kenmore top loading washing machine. After 8 minutes the door will unlock. The door remains locked during this time. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.

The door lock led light will blink. My maytag front load washer has a blinking door locked and the door will not open up. 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. It is flashing red door locked.

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 door should unlock after 60 seconds. Water remaining in washer after cycle. Examine your washer s tech sheet to determine which wires to cut.

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. Hopefully these will be color coded. The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain. 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.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. I have a control lock on my front load washer. Plug the unit back in and see if the controls will respond. To unlock the controls press and hold the cycle end signal for 3 deliberate seconds or until the control lock light goes out.

Looking at your use and care guide page 31 trouble shooting i have held read more. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. The control lock on bottom right is solid red. 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.

Maytag front load washer door locked at install. I do not lid lock light flashing blinking on top load washing machine how to clear read more. Front loading washers include a control lock feature that temporarily disables use of the control panel and requires deactivating the lock prior. The lid lock light is flashing on my top load washer.

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. Fresh hold option is on.