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Maytag front load washer door lock light flashing.
The lid lock is a default feature of your maytag front loading and top loading washer to prevent opening the appliance while the cleaning cycle is in progress.
The door lock led light will blink.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
First it had a code blinking that i looked up and it was for the water so i turned it on and now it is making a humming noise and the door is locked and that is all it will do.
Use drain hose form and attach securely to drainpipe or tub.
The door remains locked during this time.
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.
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.
After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
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.
This is all it will do.
It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain.
This happened when i forgot to turn the water on.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.
The door may immediately unlock.
The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.