Reach up inside of the unit near where the door lock is and you will feel a small tab at the bottom of the lock assembly.
Ge front load washer says door locked.
The door lock also known as the interlock is a safety mechanism used on front load washing machines and on some top load washers that prevents the door or lid from being opened while the machine is in operation.
The lock mechanism consists of some switches and normally a lock unlock solenoid or wax motor solenoid.
Replace door lock assembly.
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Pull the lower panel out at the bottom and remove it.
To manually unlock the door on this washer you first unplug the washer from the wall outlet and then remove the lower access panel.
Remove the door lock assembly and measure the resistance of the ptc.
If the thermistor is bad it could be telling the main board that the water temperature is above 130 degrees when it really is not.
The door should unlock.
With the lower access panel removed and the washer unplugged reach up to the door lock and feel for a round release ring and pull it down.
Not spinning or agitating.
Clothing too wet at the end of the cycle.
Troubleshooting the front load washer.
See the image below for how to do this.
The following suggestions are intended to assist you in troubleshooting situations that may arise with your front load washer.
I show the symptoms.
Replacing the door lock fixed it.
Not spinning washer does agitate incomplete cycle times or timer not advancing.
On these ge front load washer models the main board is programmed to keep the door locked if the water temperature is above 130 degrees.
The lock button on our ge front loader washing machine was the lock button on our ge front loader washing machine was pushed in error.
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Our front loader door won t open and won t go into service mode.
Pull down on it and the door will open.
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You can unlock the unit by removing the three screws at the bottom front of the unit.