After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
Maytag front load washer door locked.
Run a drain and spin cycle.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.
The door lock led light will blink.
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.
Reconnect power to washer plug in.
You may also see an f8 e1 error code.
The door will not lock for approximately 10 seconds after starting a cycle.
The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.
If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.
Pull on this tab to manually unlock the door.
If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
If not call for service.
Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset.
This is a guide about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
If the washer was powered on before being connected to water the door may be locked and it may go into a drain mode.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.
The door may immediately unlock.
If it still won t work then unplug the washer and remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel.
Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.
