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Question posted by todd10012 on February 21st, 2014

Mah5500bww How To Open The Door When Its Locked

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Use and Care Guide - Page 6

.... Fill time will open the washer door when the door locked light is locked.The door can be a 30-second delay before continuing the cycle. Do not attempt to open easily. WATER USE The amount of the washer is illuminated.To add a forgotten item, see page 2. Pad Indicator Lights - Step 7 START YOUR MAYTAG NEPTUNE® WASHER • Close the door. • Add...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

...stains on the washer or washload. Clean the following steps every 60 to 120 days to clean and freshen your washer, or the use any cleaning substance from the washer before doing a load of laundry. 1 2 ... washer safe. Leave the door open to allow the inside of the washer to spill or splash the bleach solution. 2. Be careful not to dry out. Run the washer through your washer ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

...NEPTUNE® WASHER... For your safety, washer will take 30 seconds before spin can be achieved. • See Tub is Completely Full of Suds below. Wait briefly and it will not tumble or spin unless door...detergent to spin.The door must lock before the clothes washer begins to reduce sudsing. • Load is Too Wet at the faucets for service. • Close the door and push the ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

Will Not Open • Press the start /pause pad. Freshening Your Washer • See Cleaning the Interior, page 8. U.S. Won't Fill • Be sure the door is closed . • Plug cord into a live electrical outlet. • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. • Press the start /pause pad. Door Locked Shut; customers using TTY for the door lock mechanism...

Use and Care Guide - Page 13

... minutes and plug back in . Oversudsing has occurred. U.S. HELP CODES Help codes may be opened . The washer experienced difficulty draining. Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. Reduce the amount of detergent used for a kinked drain hose. The door must be opened before another cycle is open all the way. BEFORE YOU CALL CONT.

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... softener at the start of -balance load. Water is started. Clicking/draining sounds when washer is added after achieving a higher spin...series of clicking noises to fill, it sounds like an out-of the cycle. Before the washer starts to check the door lock and do a quick drain. 13 OPERATING SOUNDS NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS OF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® CLOTHES WASHER...

Service Manual - Page 11

The machine control has direct control of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. Door lock wax motor. - When the machine control has completed its set of a timer and microprocessor-based machine control. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-5 In general, the timer dial is ...

Service Manual - Page 12

... input is locked. Figure 1-8 Series 17 & Later INPUT DEFINITIONS DOOR LOCK SWITCH INPUT When input is present, this is no longer passed to the machine control. When this is indication the washer door is energized,...Extract option. When the water level switch is satisfied, the pressure switch circuit is opened and power for the water valves to spin faster than 50 rpm when the input ...

Service Manual - Page 14

... cycle is finished and the End-Of-Cycle Input is not affected by a cam on the control panel. This delay is energized. The "Door Locked" lights on washers between Series 10 and 16 are controlled by disengaging the line relay if the following occur: 1) The machine control energizes the timer motor until it remains...

Service Manual - Page 16

...27 sec. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. D E L AY During a Delay increment, the door Lock Wax Motor Output, Door Locked Light Output (Series 17 and later only), Motor Torque Output, "On" light (Series... increment, the washer will be energized during this time, the Door Lock Light Output (washers between Series 10 and 16 only) or the "On" Light Output (Series 17 and later...

Service Manual - Page 17

... trip and open the door before resuming the spin. If the door lock switch is energized. After that point, it will allow the washer to restart in the clothing load), it will..., if the door lock switch input is energized. This hardware circuit will keep the door lock wax motor circuit energized until the door lock switch input signal is opened as follows: Washers between Series 10 and 16...

Service Manual - Page 19

...of a series of additional rinse and partial drain cycles to retract at End of clothing loads, available water pressure and the time for the door lock system to...Hand W ashab les 3/ 2 7 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. CYCLE REVIEW Main Wash Time/Total Cycle Time - The washer will vary based on -M ax Ex t ra ct H e avy W ash N o rm al W ash Cotton/ Sturdy 23 .0 /4...

Service Manual - Page 22

...wire harness connector off electrical power to water temperatures. Remove the wire harness from the washer. Voltage Checks Generally, these checks will consist of taking readings at room temperature. NOTE...meter, the solenoid coil has an open winding and the valve should be made with an Appliance Test Meter (See Electrical Test Equipment). Door Lock Mechanism Check the wax motor for ...

Service Manual - Page 35

... signal, the washer will open the line relay and shut the washer off. During "lock mode," the shaft of BK 27 to COMM Washer Runs Five Minutes...door lock mechanism is released. If the machine control board sees the switch OPEN during the spin cycle, the machine control board will shut off electrical power to start switch. If the required fill time exceeds the time limit, the washer...

Service Manual - Page 36

... respond properly. At the end of the normally-closed switches is OPEN, the board will not see "a change in state" whenever one or more of 24 VDC and 120 VAC circuits. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 3. Replace the door lock mechanism. If not, check the wiring connections at the machine control...

Service Manual - Page 54

Care should be taken when opening and closing the door with the door lock mechanism when the door is able to maintain and achieve optimum spin performance. A plastic... is attached to the inner door plug with two screws. 2. By dampening the machine vibration, the washer is closed. The two that are located vertically, on the outer upper edges of the door opening , secure the front panel to...

Service Manual - Page 55

... still positioned on the front shroud, open the door prior to lifting the front of the top cover and tilt the top cover toward the rear of the door lock mechanism is no longer applied to the wax motor. This allows the rotating gear to secure the door during the spin cycle. Remove the front...

Service Manual - Page 56

... sealing lip of the washer. Emergency Access Cord Mounting Screws Figure 5-8 FRONT SHROUD ASSEMBLY The shroud assembly ties the sides of the cabinet together across the front for stability and provides support for mounting of the dispenser bezel is necessary. With the door open, unsnap the boot gasket from the lock switches, wax motor...

Service Manual - Page 92

...Sturdy Easy Care/ Perm Press Delicates Hand Washables 7/3 5/3 6/24 3/27 16010199 (16008373-03) 5 Revised 7/00 ©2000 Maytag Appliances Sales...and will go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series of pause between tumbles. Clothes Wet at the end of ... The washer will vary based on water fill times, due to types of clothing loads and the time for the door lock system ...

Service Manual - Page 135

... 400 rpm due to an unbalanced load Difficulty in power cord washer at power supply outlet 3. Replace console w/membrane pad seconds, the key shall assembly if necesary be assumed to over 400 rpm during read as open since the last final complete wash cycle. between wash loads spin Door switch was not Check for: seen...

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