If the door did not lock small hands or preoccupied minds might open.
Whirlpool duet washer door locked flashing.
Your whirlpool duet washing machine automatically locks the door as a precaution against opening the door during a wash cycle.
If the door won t lock the washer won t run.
Whether your clothes are in the washer or still in the clothes basket a whirlpool duet washer with a door that won t unlock is likely to be a huge problem.
But all is not lost.
First try giving it a good cleaning.
And just to clarify what s the exact model.
Just under the unit s housing at this spot there is a solenoid which is a type of powerful electromagnet.
If you have a whirlpool top loader and the door is locked with a flashing light here are some things you ll need to check.
Whirlpool duet washer door will not lock.
Make sure it s not out of alignment.
Can you guesstimate how old your whirlpool is.
When the door switch doesn t communicate with the control board because the plug has come loose through vibration you simply need to open up the top of the washer and reinsert the plug into the control board.
Set a magnet on the site where the lid lock switch meets the washer cabinet.
Check the lid switch and striker.
Confusing codes flashing on the washer control panel add to your frustration.
This will remove the lint dirt and product.
The striker is the part that helps press down the lid switch.
The door latch only works intermittently.
Clean the door contact points.
I have a whirlpool duet washer front load and the door lock light is flashing and the rest of the machine is off and wont turn on.
Do you plan on doing the work.
Whirlpool top loader with locked door.
I bought it in 2014 and model is wfw70hebw 2.