Maytag Bravos Washer Lid Lock Light Flashing

This video from sears partsdirect shows how to troubleshoot a blinking lid lock light on your top load vertical modular washer.

Maytag bravos washer lid lock light flashing.

Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. Maytag bravos won t start dial can be at any setting from heavy duty to hand wash i press start and the indicator light is at sensing then the lid lock light flashes it unlocks the lid and stops e read more. The lid lock light will flash if lid lock has not moved into the lock position the lock motor can not be powered or the lid is not closed completely due to interference. I have replaced the lock with a new one and replaced the computer with a reconditioned unit this is the second one and nothing works.

Some models will lock immediately while others will not lock until after the wash cycle has started. 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. The lid lock light on vmw washers made by whirlpool kenmore and maytag will flash whenever there is a problem with the washer. It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe.

I have a maytag bravos washer model mvwx500xw0 which has the lid lock light flashing. Maytag bravos lid lock bypass this trick actually works permanently with no extra switches or magnets or lights. Clean the washer. 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.

It is helpful to run a cleaning cycle each month to flush away any lint residue in the washer. The problem may not necessarily be a broken lid lock.