Maytag Direct Drive Door Locked

The door locked button is stuck and i can t unlock it.

Maytag direct drive door locked.

The oven must cool down for at least two hours before the lock solenoid will disengage the door latch. First check that there is no water left in the machine. You will hear the door click when it unlocks. The door lock led light will blink.

If nothing else works the washer door can be opened as follows. We turned off at eletrical box held the cancel stop button 5 seconds and the machine will read more. Check that the main power switch is on. Maytag direct drive clothes washer door locked did not complete load and lid locked light blinking.

Maytag front load washer door locked at install. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. In this scintillating safari into front load washer wasteland samurai appliance repair man shows you how to manually unlock the door on a front load washer. I have a whirlpool duet direct drive motor washer.

The door lock button keeps blinking and the motor keeps running. If the oven is cool and will still not unlock you can manually unlock the maytag oven with a clothes hanger. 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 will automatically unlock after the oven finishes the cycle.

It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock. The washer door cannot be opened with the key button if power is off. The washer door will not open. The safety lock is designed to prevent people from opening the door when the water level or interior temperature inside the drum is too high.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. If the washing machine malfunctions or you need to stop the cycle and retrieve the clothing you can force the door to unlock. The door will not immediately unlock while the cycle is running due to a possible high water level in the washer high water temperature tumbling or spinning. I tried holding the control lock button for 3 seconds.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. After 8 minutes the door will unlock.