Maytag 4000 Washer Door Locked

The door locked but did not start yet.

Maytag 4000 washer door locked.

How to unlock a whirlpool duet washing machine. Maytag washer door or lid won t lock. 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. 01 door lock motor and switch assembly.

Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. I decided to cancel and turned the power off. I have a maytag 4000 series 4 5 cu ft. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation.

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. 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 door lock led light will blink. I started the machine.

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 may immediately unlock. Loaded washer maytag 4000 front loader started washer then discovered i needed to add laundry pushed power cancel button. It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock.

If the door did not. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. 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. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. You will hear the door click when it unlocks. Your whirlpool duet washing machine automatically locks the door as a precaution against opening the door during a wash cycle. I tried to push cont read more.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. After 8 minutes the door will unlock. Removed bottom front panel and unlocked the do read more.

During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.