Maytag Door Locked Light Blinking

My maytag front load washer has a blinking door locked and the door will not open up.

Maytag door locked light blinking.

1 year old it s a 4 3 cu ft. The door locked light is flashing the washer is humming but nothing else is happening. Answered by a verified appliance technician. Based in columbus ga ashley hay has been covering animal health and wellness since 2004 and arts and entertainment since 2008.

The door should unlock after 60 seconds. Fresh hold option is on. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. 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. Make sure the selector knob is lined up with a cycle selection and the start button has been pushed. She holds a bachelors of arts in psychology from the university of central florida.

The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. Posted by yuwtze at 1 34 pm on july 12 2017. I have a maytag maxima. The washer will not start if the selector is not placed on a cycle selection.

This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. The door remains locked during this time. The door may immediately unlock. To unlock the door cancel the fresh hold option by touching power cancel.

After 8 minutes the door will unlock. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

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