Electrolux Washer Door Locked Won T Open

Use an open palm to gently strike the handle right above the location of the lock.

Electrolux washer door locked won t open. How old is it. Strike the handle gently with an open palm to loosen it. Waited a few hours and the door is still locked. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation.

I washed a load of clothes yesterday and the machine s door won t open. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. It is 5 years old. If your door still isn t unlocked try loosening the lock with the power off.

Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. If it does not try reaching up through the bottom pannel on the door lock side and see if you do not feel an oval shaped tab hanging down. The instructions below from diyers like you make the repair simple and easy. My electrolux washer door is locked and will not unlock.

First i suggest that you take off the bottom panel assuming there is a bottom panel. Electrolux washer satf7000fs1 lid or door will not open lid or door will not open is the 11st most common symptom for electrolux satf7000fs1. Door lock can fail either mechanically or electrically. Already tried unplugging it and starting a new cycle.

On some models if there is a problem with opening the door and the display is off turn on the washing machine and make sure the door lock icon is not active. Make sure the door lock icon is not active. Have you tried resetting your electrolux washer by unplugging it for 60 seconds then plugging it back in. How long has this been going on.

Inside you should find a tech sheet that should tell you how to open the door. It takes less than 15 minutes to fix on average. On some manual locks this will be enough to shake it into the unlock position. Washer was not completing cycle and unlocking door which left clothes stuck so after disconnecting and reconnecting machine it reset computer and now works f.