Front loading washers include a control lock feature that temporarily disables use of the control panel and requires deactivating the lock prior to pausing the cleaning cycle.
Maytag front load washer door lock blinking.
Refer to your use and care guide to determine which model you have.
The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima.
The door may immediately unlock.
This is all it will do.
This happened when i forgot to turn the water on.
When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.
If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power.
After 8 minutes the door will unlock.
The control lock on bottom right is solid red.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.
So the first thing you ll want to do is just unplug the washer for 60 seconds and see if the latch will reset.
If that doesn t work leave the washer plugged in for 20 minutes and it should unlock.
Run a drain and spin cycle.
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.
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.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.
This washer has sensors that detect the water supply and requires both hoses to have water going to the water valve.
The lid will lock and the machine will enter a pump out mode for 8 minutes.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
Looking at your use and care guide page 31 trouble shooting i have held read more.
The door lock led light will blink.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
Reconnect power to washer plug in.
Some models will lock immediately while others will not lock until after the wash cycle has started.
It is flashing red door locked.
I have a control lock on my front load washer.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
