Maytag 4000 Washer Door Locked

Your whirlpool duet washing machine automatically locks the door as a precaution against opening the door during a wash cycle.

Maytag 4000 washer door locked.

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 to push cont read more. 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. This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.

The door lock will not open now. 01 door lock motor and switch assembly. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. Washer door wouldn t unlock.

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. Maytag washer door or lid won t lock. How to unlock a whirlpool duet washing machine.

I started the machine. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.

I decided to cancel and turned the power off. Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. I have a maytag 4000 series 4 5 cu ft. Removed bottom front panel and unlocked the do read more.

The door may immediately unlock. Loaded washer maytag 4000 front loader started washer then discovered i needed to add laundry pushed power cancel button. The door lock can fail either mechanically or. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

You will hear the door click when it unlocks. The door locked but did not start yet. If the door did not. 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.

It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock.