The door lock led light will blink.
Maytag door locked light flashing.
The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain.
The door may immediately unlock.
While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours.
During this period you will be able to hear the pump running.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
If the control lock feature isn t engaged and the lock light continues to stay lit or flash try to perform a power reset.
The door remains locked during this time.
When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue.
Disconnect power to the dishwasher for 30 seconds and then restore power.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
The door locked light is flashing the washer is humming but nothing else is happening.
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Click here for more information regarding the lid locking did you receive an lf or f8e1 error code or is the spin or wash light blinking.
To unlock the door cancel the fresh hold option by touching power cancel.
I have a maytag maxima.
Fresh hold option is on.
After 8 minutes the door will unlock.
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.
Open and close the dishwasher door and select a new wash cycle then select or press start.
If f8 e1 or lf too long to fill appears in the display the washer is taking too long to fill or the washer is filling and draining.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
Posted by yuwtze at 1 34 pm on july 12 2017.