Front Load Washer Door Lock Stuck

Door locked at installation.

Front load washer door lock stuck.

Reach through the open panel. Push the start pause button to stop the current wash cycle. Normally waiting for the cycle to end is all you need to do to unlock the door or turn your washer on if it s off. Your washer door locks to prevent water from coming out especially for front load models.

You should now be able to pry the washer s door open to add clothes or remove items. Manually unlocking the washer is necessary if you need to cancel the cycle remove clothing or add clothing to the wash after you start the washing cycle. This can occur from normal shipping movement. Click here for more information on how to unlock your washer door when locked at the time of installation.

This should disable the lock. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. Child lock also will lock the door on some models like front loaders. To complete the frigidaire front load washer door latch bypass can be quickly done by pressing the control lock button for five seconds.

In this scintillating safari into front load washer wasteland samurai appliance repair man shows you how to manually unlock the door on a front load washer. In some circumstances your new washer may arrive with the door locked. Thank you for your inquiry. Saturday from 8 a m.

The kenmore front loading automatic washer automatically locks when a wash cycle is currently in progress and prevents accidental opening of the washer s door until the cycle is finished. Use a t 20 torx screwdriver to remove the three torx head screws along the bottom front of the washer. Replace the entire assembly if any component fails. If a component fails with the door is closed the door won t open.