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. Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled. A lock icon appears on the front of the washer's control panel to indicate th...
If the washer is full of water and the door is locked, it would be better to drain the water out of the washers tub before unlocking the door. Draining the water from the tub will allow the door to unlock once it is empty of water. The washing machine can be safelydrained of waterb...
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a washer/dryer pair mounted in a stack arrangement through a support stand; FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the washing machine; FIG. 3 is a section view of the top portion of the washing machine taken generally along lines 3--3 of FIG. 2; ...