Do you want to take clothes out of the washing machine, but the door won’t open? This means the lock is locked. How to open a locked washing machine door yourself? You will learn the answer to this question from this article.
First, we need to understand why the blocking is active. This usually happens in three cases.
Reasons for blocking not related to malfunctions
The first case is not even a breakdown, but a common precaution that is used when washing. If your washing machine is washing clothes right now, then it is natural that For safety reasons, the hatch door is automatically locked in the closed position. And if for some reason you urgently need to unlock the hatch, you will have to first interrupt the operation of your household appliances. You may also need to turn off the machine.
Another option, which is also not a malfunction, but rather some shortcoming of some models, is hatch blocking due to unexpected power outage. This sometimes happens in our country. Nothing particularly bad happened to the machine. And in order for it to open its door again, you will need to start a program for spinning the laundry, as well as draining the water. This should help.
The third case again does not need repair, since this is again not a breakdown. And a natural feature of the operation of this type of household appliances. More specifically, it is that the washing machine does not allow you to remove washed clothes for some time after washing. For most of these models, this time is limited to three minutes. Although, they say, there are also washing machines that are blocked for 5 minutes after washing.Therefore, in this situation, you should not sound the alarm, but simply wait calmly. And as soon as the automatic locking time has expired, you must try to open the hatch again.
We have sorted out all the natural and unrelated reasons why the washing machine does not allow the door to open. Now let's look at several options when the machine does not open due to a breakdown.
The washing machine is blocked due to a breakdown
Look inside the drum (if you have a standard front-loading machine). If you notice that there is water left inside the tank, then the problem is that it is not draining. To find out how to correct the situation, you can read the article: “The washing machine does not drain water».
The hatch handle may also break. In order to replace a faulty handle, you can watch a video with instructions on how to replace this part of the machine. True, the washing machine door is already open there.
To open it, you will need to remove the lid (top of the body) of the washing machine. To do this, unscrew the two bolts on the back of the machine. Then push it back and lift it up. Now make sure the machine is unplugged. Then you need to stick your hand into the part of the machine where the lock is located, feel for the locking device and open the locking element.
Now let's get back to the video instructions for replacing the handle. Let's look:
If the problem is not in the hatch handle, but in the lock itself, then it’s easier not to bother with fixing it, but simply replace the faulty part with a new one. You can purchase the necessary spare part in an online store or at a household appliance repair service. In order not to prescribe the entire procedure for replacing the lock, we decided to add a video.
There you can see all the stages of changing this part yourself, starting, again, with removing the lid of the washing machine. Everything is done quite simply. And most of you will be able to do this procedure without outside help. Instructions in video format:
I put the laundry in the machine, slammed the door, set the washing program, turned it on, not a single indicator lights up and the door does not open. What should I do? Sincerely, Ludmila
That's how they repair it there. In Russia everything is simpler. You cut out the plastic tab that blocks the door from opening and that's it. If you don’t put your hands in during rotation, then the ability to open the door whenever you want is not so scary. One subtlety. It is necessary to fix the “tail” from the tongue in the depressed position, otherwise it will not turn on. The machine will assume that the door is open. I fixed it with a nail and sealed it with silicone sealant.
It was like this: The machine washed the LG and the door does not open and the handle is not broken. The lock stop did not work back. As I found out later, the thermal plate had deteriorated. Opening the top cover of the machine and tilting it, I got to the door lock. Pressed the stopper with a screwdriver. It is in a lock box. Small hole. I unlatched the lock - it works manually and calmly opened the door.
My surge protector cover was blocked by a bra wire and now the lid won’t close (I tried to pull the wire out and it apparently turned there) and won’t open. The machine is built into the kitchen, so I can’t take it out and disassemble it. Is there any other way I can take it apart?
I put my jacket to wash. Two minutes have passed since the machine washes. And I remembered that I forgot to take the coins out of my pockets. I remembered this and turned off the washing machine, but then I tried to open it and it wouldn’t open. What to do?!
My daughter threw a lot of laundry into the washing machine, set the washing program, but the machine blinks all the buttons, does not wash and does not open, what should I do?
Good afternoon. The “steam treatment” program was set; the cycle lasts 20 machine minutes. As a result, there was 1 minute left on the scoreboard. And it lasted another 20 minutes. As a result, when you pause, turn off the machine and reconnect it to the network, the “blocking” sign lights up.
Machine Indesit wisa101. I washed it and the lock flashes. I try to open it, the lock is constantly on. There is no click even when I turn off the washing machine. I tried everything. And I unplugged it and waited half a day. I started repeating the program, everything went according to plan, but at the end the door doesn’t open. Save, this is the second day of laundry in the washing machine. What to do?
Please tell me what is the problem? At first, when closing the door, the lock did not work, and today 6 hours have passed after washing, and the door still does not open.
Do you want to take clothes out of the washing machine, but the door won’t open? This means the lock is locked. How to open a locked washing machine door yourself? You will learn the answer to this question from this article.
Look inside the drum (if you have a standard front-loading machine). If you notice that there is water left inside the tank, then the problem is that it is not draining. To find out how to correct the situation, you can read the article: “The washing machine does not drain water».
The machine smelled... of burnt wires... there was unwashed laundry left inside... what should I do?
Elvira, please tell me how you opened the door, am I having the same problem now?
I put the laundry in the machine, slammed the door, set the washing program, turned it on, not a single indicator lights up and the door does not open. What should I do? Sincerely, Ludmila
That's how they repair it there. In Russia everything is simpler. You cut out the plastic tab that blocks the door from opening and that's it. If you don’t put your hands in during rotation, then the ability to open the door whenever you want is not so scary. One subtlety. It is necessary to fix the “tail” from the tongue in the depressed position, otherwise it will not turn on. The machine will assume that the door is open. I fixed it with a nail and sealed it with silicone sealant.
It says end and the door won't open
You have to wait 5 minutes, it will open itself
It was like this: The machine washed the LG and the door does not open and the handle is not broken. The lock stop did not work back. As I found out later, the thermal plate had deteriorated. Opening the top cover of the machine and tilting it, I got to the door lock. Pressed the stopper with a screwdriver. It is in a lock box. Small hole. I unlatched the lock - it works manually and calmly opened the door.
My surge protector cover was blocked by a bra wire and now the lid won’t close (I tried to pull the wire out and it apparently turned there) and won’t open. The machine is built into the kitchen, so I can’t take it out and disassemble it. Is there any other way I can take it apart?
I put my jacket to wash. Two minutes have passed since the machine washes. And I remembered that I forgot to take the coins out of my pockets. I remembered this and turned off the washing machine, but then I tried to open it and it wouldn’t open. What to do?!
A universal way to solve your problem is to unplug the appliance from the outlet, wait until the door unlocks (it may take 5 minutes) and be happy :)
I am very grateful to Vasya for the advice, I opened the locked washing machine.
My daughter threw a lot of laundry into the washing machine, set the washing program, but the machine blinks all the buttons, does not wash and does not open, what should I do?
Good afternoon. The “steam treatment” program was set; the cycle lasts 20 machine minutes. As a result, there was 1 minute left on the scoreboard. And it lasted another 20 minutes. As a result, when you pause, turn off the machine and reconnect it to the network, the “blocking” sign lights up.
I threw the jacket into the machine and the wash ended. But the door won’t open, what should I do?
Machine Indesit wisa101. I washed it and the lock flashes. I try to open it, the lock is constantly on. There is no click even when I turn off the washing machine. I tried everything. And I unplugged it and waited half a day. I started repeating the program, everything went according to plan, but at the end the door doesn’t open. Save, this is the second day of laundry in the washing machine. What to do?
Writes: machine is locked. Press the keys. Which ones?
Please tell me what is the problem? At first, when closing the door, the lock did not work, and today 6 hours have passed after washing, and the door still does not open.