The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes.
Maytag front load washer door lock light flashing.
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.
This happened when i forgot to turn the water on.
Check the plumbing for the correct drain hose installation.
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.
Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time.
Our maytag maxima steam washer has a flashing yellow light next to door locked the door won t open and the machined cannot be turned on.
The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.
This is all it will do.
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.
After plugging the washer in one of the following 3 events will happen.
Fresh hold option is on.
While this option is on the fan blows and the load is tumbled periodically for up to 12 hours.
The door lock led light will blink.
The door should unlock after 60 seconds.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
The door may immediately unlock.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
The door lock light is blinking on my front load maytag maxima.
Use drain hose form and attach securely to drainpipe or tub.
The door remains locked during this time.