Washing Machine Door Lock Repair

The assembly has a switch that detects whether the washer lid is open if the lid is open the washer won t start.

Washing machine door lock repair.

The assembly also has a lock that keeps the lid safely locked during the cycle. If not the tech sheet will map out the arrangement of the wires on the control board. If the door lock assembly clicks but the door doesn t lock it s likely that the door lock assembly is broken. The kenmore elite he3 is a washing machine by kenmore.

The instruction printed below the light states press hold button for 3 seconds to unlock. Of course that doesn t work. The problem is that the machine won t start washing as it will not know that it s locked. I hope this isn t going to be an expensive.

The majority of washing machine lid lock switches are powered by 3 or 4 wires each of which performs a different function. This washer repair guide gives step by step instructions for replacing the lid switch lock assembly on a top load washer. Hopefully these will be color coded. If the blocking does not occur it means the mechanism is broken.

If the washing machine latch won t close most often something is preventing it from closing. The door lock of the machine is also known by the name of interlock as well. Washing machines must have some way in which you can lock the door closing mechanism when the machine is started up and then unlock them with a certain delay normally two minutes after the current has switched off via the program or on off switch in order to ensure that the door cannot be opened while some of. Understanding how a door interlock works helps you decide if it is faulty or not.

The washing machine door won t close or block. The washer won t start if the control detects that the washer door is open and it won t spin if the control detects that the door is unlocked. This washer repair guide shows how to replace the door lock assembly in a front load washer. It somehow defined as the safety mechanism used on front load washing machines and some top load washers.

I unplugged the machine and plugged back on still won t unlock.