Maytag Direct Drive Washing Machine Door Locked

Tried pushing the door lock button 3 2 1 flashed nothing.

Maytag direct drive washing machine door locked.

Now i have it u. Your whirlpool duet washing machine automatically locks the door as a precaution against opening the door during a wash cycle. I have a maytag maxima. If the door did not.

Run a drain and spin cycle. We turned off at eletrical box held the cancel stop button 5 seconds and the machine will read more. It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock. 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. Reconnect power to washer plug in. I have been given a maytag front loading washing machine. It is a maxima mct direct drive.

Maytag washing machine maxima direct drive. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. If not call for service. Whirlpool direct drive front loader.

If the washing machine malfunctions or you need to stop the cycle and retrieve the clothing you can force the door to unlock. You will hear the door click when it unlocks. The door lock button keeps blinking and the motor keeps running. After 8 minutes the door will unlock.

During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. The door may immediately unlock. If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. The door lock led light will blink.

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. How to unlock a whirlpool duet washing machine. We turned the water source to our front loading maytag washing machine while on an extended trip. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. 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. The door should unlock after this is complete.