Maytag 9000 Series Washer Door Locked

The door remains locked during this time.

Maytag 9000 series washer door locked.

Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. Reach up along the inside of the front and locate the bottom of the door switch lock unit. I will try and unlock it via the lower panel access. Unplug washer or disconnect power.

My maytag series 2000 front loader washer made a loud bang the other night and the machine was unplugged but the door remained locked. You should then be able to open the washer door. Carefully reach up along the inside of that front panel and pull down on the manual release tab that is on the bottom of the door latch assembly. You will hear the door click when it unlocks.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Reconnect power to washer plug in. Gently pull the tab down about a 1 4 or until a click is. If not call for service.

If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. Located on the bottom of the door switch lock unit is a teardrop shaped tab. Remove the lower kick panel. For that new maytag washer that you have you will need to unplug the washer and remove the bottom front service panel as shown in the image below.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Select drain spin to remove any water remaining in the washer. Can you guesstimate how old your maytag is. Don t know what i did to my maytag 9000 series washer but no matter how i try to unlock the door it won t unlock.

It states to unlock press pause. My maytag 9000 series washer door is locked and will not operate 10 years old about do not see a model number answered by a verified appliance technician. Fresh hold option is on. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

It won t unlock and i can t turn power off either. What code is e2 f3 flashing on machine. Water remaining in washer after cycle. Run a drain and spin cycle.

The door should unlock after this is complete. Manually unlocking the door lock system 1. While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours. 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.

It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock. The light on the setting dial keeps blinking locked contractor s assistant.