Maytag 2000 Series Washer Door Won T Unlock

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.

Maytag 2000 series washer door won t unlock.

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. Run a drain and spin cycle. Just replaced bearings bought 1 year ago used less than a year. Located on the bottom of the door switch lock unit is a teardrop shaped tab.

Cleaning the door seal bellow the machine will not fill but the basket will. If not call for service. Locate the bottom of the door switch lock unit. It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will 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. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. You will hear the door click when it unlocks. Gently pull the tab down about a 1 4 or until a click is heard.

Reconnect power to washer plug in. Maytag 2000 series washer. 2000 series washer pdf manual download. I put the top back on and now it does not turn on.

Door locked and was unable to open it i took the top off and pulled the three wire harnesses closest to me and plugged them back in. Ok here is the repair manual for your model. I unplugged the wire harness for the front mount controls plugged it back in and the cycle ended unlocking the door. Did one load of wash now door won t lock.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Pull it down and the door will open br br for a top load washer remove the outer housing and release the door lock from the inside br br if the door will still not unlock after you do a normal load unplug the washer for 5 minutes and you will reset it. View and download maytag 2000 series use care manual online. The door should unlock after this is complete.

The basket will rotate then the door will unlock lock again and then the cycle will continue.