Maytag 3000 Washer Locked With Door Open

Remove the lower kick panel.

Maytag 3000 washer locked with door open.

Manually unlocking the door lock system 1. If not call for service. Door on the maytag 3000 series front load washer will not open after placing clothes in the washer shutting the door and pressing the start button a buzzing sound starts and then an f22 code comes up. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.

Reach up along the inside of the front and locate the bottom of the door switch lock unit. The top panel will pull straight back up and off. The door should unlock after this is complete. The door should unlock after 60 seconds.

Run a drain and spin cycle. It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock. If the door lock is damaged or does not latch properly replace it. The door lock can fail either mechanically or electrically.

Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. If there is no motor humming pull the washer forward and unplug it. 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. 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.

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. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. After 15 minutes it will reset and the motor will stop humming and the door will unlock. The door lock led light will blink.

Located on the bottom of the door switch lock unit is a teardrop shaped tab. Inspect the door lock for damage. Door on the maytag 3000 series front load washer will not open after placing clothes in the washer shutting the door and pressing the start button a buzzing sound starts and then an f22 code comes up. Reconnect power to washer plug in.

The door may immediately unlock. After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen. Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer. You should then be able to open the washer door. Remove the screws coming in from the back of the top panel.

You will hear the door click when it unlocks. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation.