Maytag Washer Lid Lock Blinking

Lid lock light flashing.

Maytag washer lid lock blinking.

Examine your washer s tech sheet to determine which wires to cut. I have a maytag centennial washer and the lid is locked. The problem may not necessarily be a broken lid lock. The lid lock light on vmw washers made by whirlpool kenmore and maytag will flash whenever there is a problem with the washer.

Some models will lock immediately while others will not lock until after the wash cycle has started. 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. This video from sears partsdirect shows how to troubleshoot a blinking lid lock light on your top load vertical modular washer. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.

It was on spin cycle when the power went out when the power came back on both the green and red lights were flashing with the lid locked. The lid lock light will flash if lid lock has not moved into the lock position the lock motor can not be powered or the lid is not closed completely due to interference. When attempting this make sure power is off to the washer and use extreme caution. It filled and light was on but lid lock light kept 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. It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe. Lid lock light was blinking with nothing in washer. The washer s diagnostic mode can be used to troubleshoot washer problems by viewing logged washer errors performing an automatic diagnostic cycle or manually turning on and off different washer parts to test for proper operation.

This can reset the washer and clear the flashing lid lock light. Loaded and started the washer.