Any modern automatic washing machine has such a feature as blocking the laundry loading hatch (UBL). This lock prevents the possibility of opening the door during washing and causing trouble.
But many owners, having noticed this “malfunction” for the first time, sound the alarm and grab the mount or other devices to unlock the washing machine door. Others go to the Internet and look for the answer to this question so as not to break their technique. And they do it right, because it is not necessary to break the door with a mount of great intelligence, but in order to correctly solve the problem, it is necessary to arm yourself with knowledge.
On this page, you will learn how to open the washing machine if it is blocked, and what to do if the washing machine door does not open due to a breakdown.
But in order to proceed with the “autopsy of the patient”, you first need to establish a “diagnosis”: first, we find out the reasons for the blockage, then check and change the UBL of the washing machineif needed.
Natural causes of blocking the hatch of the washing machine
In fact, if the washing machine door does not open, then there is no cause for concern - after all, the reason can be completely natural and be an integral part of the washing process.
Blockage during washing
Any washing machine, after you have started the washing program, locks the door “locked” or, to put it differently, blocks it.This is done for safety: imagine what could happen if there was no such blockage and you or your child, during a 90 ° cotton wash program, would come and open the door! The entire amount of "boiling water" would pour out on your feet or on your child, the consequences would be simply terrifying.
Exactly for security reasons, this blocking is necessary. Therefore, if you have a washing program turned on, then the door simply cannot be opened and therefore there is a lock. If you still want to open the loading door, stop the washing program first.
Blocking after washing
If the washing program is over, and the door is still locked, then you should not panic - for most washing machines, the hatch does not open immediately after the end of the washing program, but after 1-3 minutes. Again, this is done for security reasons. Imagine the situation that you pull the washing machine out of the socket during the spin cycle and instantly open the door, after which you stick your hand into the drum, which is still rotating by inertia. Possible serious injury.
The second reason for such a blockage is that the drum heats up during washing due to the high temperature of the water, and the lock heats up along with it. If you open it right away, you can burn yourself, so the lock needs to cool down.
If you have just finished a washing program and the hatch is blocked, then wait a while (usually 1-3 minutes) and try to open it again.
If, after opening the hatch, you find that the laundry in the machine is still wet, then you have problems with spinning in the washing machine. Why does the spin in the washer not work? and how to fix this problem you can find on our website.
Door locked due to power outage
If the door of the washing machine does not open after there was a power surge in the house or the lights were completely turned off, then you should not be upset.This situation happens quite often, and manufacturers have provided an opportunity to protect you in the event of a power outage.
Imagine that your light was turned off, you didn’t notice it and thought that the washing machine just finished the program. The consequences of opening the hatch in such a situation can be quite unpleasant and dangerous: water will pour out on you or a new wash cycle will start when power is supplied, while you unload the laundry at this time.
To open the door, you you need to restart some program after the resumption of the supply of electricity: you can start just spinning or draining the water.
After this procedure, the hatch will be unlocked.
Sunroof blocked due to breakage
The door lock is not always caused by the good intentions of the manufacturers, sometimes such a problem occurs due to a breakdown. Let's find out how to unlock the washing machine in a situation where it is caused by a malfunction.
Remaining water in the tub of the washing machine
One of the reasons for the door blocking is that there is water left in the tank. To get started, look through the glass in the hatch and see if there is water in there. If there is water left, then you should read the article about why is the washing machine not draining. In this case, the door was blocked precisely for safety reasons, due to the presence of water in the tank of the machine.
Broken door handle
This does not happen so often, but it still happens due to the impatience of the owners, who try with all their might to open the hatch while it is blocked, and simply break the handle.
If this is the reason, then you should repair the handle on the washing machine door. How to do this you can read on our website.
Worn lock padlock
Over time, the lock lock may wear out or break, as a result of which the door will not be able to open, in which case you will need to be replaced with a new one..
Malfunctions in electronics
A door lock problem can occur if the water level sensor does not give the correct signal. Simply put, the machine thinks that there is water inside the tank, although it is no longer there. In this case water level sensor needs to be replaced.
A similar problem may occur if the control unit is "buggy".
How to unlock the washing machine door forcibly
In a situation with a breakdown of any of the parts that led to the blocking of the door, you must first open the blocked hatch, and since the machine itself cannot do this, you must do this manipulation manually.
To do this, you will need to put your hand from below or from above the washing machine, feel for the door lock and unlock it (to do this, remove the top cover by unscrewing the two bolts at the back and slide it away from you).
Comments
The washing machine finished the washing program, opened the hatch, I unloaded everything, filled the drum and wanted to start it a second time. But it wasn’t there, the machine gives the following message: the machine is locked, to unlock it, press the key combination. And all which keys are not clear. Turned it on, turned it off, unplugged it, waited 3.5 minutes. Does not help.What combination of keys should I press.
Article bullshit, meaningless
I put a wet (after hand washing) blanket into the washing machine, I wanted to wring it out using the Lg machine, but it cannot turn the drum (it rubs against the inner body of the machine. I wanted to open the hatch, but it does not open. What to do? Help with advice. Thank you !!!
I bought a washing machine, closed the door, turned it on, but it turned out that the water supply tap was closed, after which I can’t open the lid (what to do
I opened
I had a mobile phone (expensive) left in my jacket pocket that my wife decided to wash. then I realized that it was necessary to turn off the water after turning off the water, I set the quick wash mode after 20 minutes, the machine washed (dry) and voila, the miracle door opened ...
The article did not help By removing the cover of the washing machine and tilting it, I was able to get to the lock and with a screwdriver, pressing the stopper opened
And how to open it was not written
Pause the machine, set the drain without spin or drain and wait.
I also had the same issue with the sunroof blocking. I tried to stop the water supply, just put it on the spin or rinse, put it on a quick wash, but all to no avail. You have to call the master.
The people who couldn't unlock the hatch apparently didn't even try to do it!
Everything is just like a lowing!
Remove the top cover and look at the lock from above, there will be a small lever (different in color from the main mechanism), press it and that's it - the door is open!
I don't believe in miracle things. Looks more like a simple money scam. If this garbage with magnets for three kopecks works such miracles as they describe, then what will happen if you attach a pair of powerful neodymium magnets for two hundred dollars to the machine. Will the laundry be washed without powder, without water, lying next to it? The old scale is flying off, I'm sure. But with the same success, you can throw sea pebbles of a suitable weight into the drum.
Good afternoon. The Ariston washing machine is semi-automatic, opens the door at high speeds, then writes a door error, changed the brushes, before them, after each program, there was such an error. What's this ?
Where to buy a handle for the cover of a washing machine. Yaroslavl.
It helped me) indesit wisl82 brain jammed (((removed the lid and pressed the crap on top)
Akvaltis repaired the car, the story is still the same !!! Then I’ll tell you somehow. The article is normal, the person who disassembled the machine writes, so “it skips pictures and tables, but delves into the political essence.” Do not expect that you will be chewed everything. If you yourself don’t want to work with your head, or nothing will work. If the hatch is blocked, then just end any program. If you started with any wash, it doesn’t matter, then pause and switch to drain the water, without spinning. it was worse. While I was spinning the car, turning it. It was necessary to lay it “on its back” several times, fasten the shock absorbers. The hatch was open, but the lock itself somehow blocked. tongue "and" et voila !!!! "the blockage was removed, the brother-in-law closed. And by the way, there is such a bad thing, yellow plastic. If you remove the bottom protection, the plinth, you will see how this thing sticks out of the casing. I remind you. So you need to unhook it pull away from the body without pulling it hard and pull down, a lye will be heard and the lock will be removed. This should be done with the machine turned on.
samsung wf602w2bkwq. after washing, the door lock indicator does not go out. restarted, cleaned the filter, disconnected from the power for half a day, the indicator is on and the door does not open. ?
Thank you! thanks to the advice, I got the cat out of the washer without unnecessary damage - the poor fellow decided to wash the poor fellow.
Machine PRIVILEG vertical loading, top cover. Does not open. Help
I have a Whirlpool top-loading machine, it turned out to be easy to open the machine, there is a round small door at the bottom, you need to open it and pull it forward
People, try to press the start / pause button and hold for a while, and at the same time open, it really helped me
“Started” laundry and went shopping. When 3 beeps sounded for the end of the wash, the husband “fertilized”, decided to help, so to speak, it was useful to open the door without setting the program knob knob to zero.
Naturally!!! the door did not open, even when I came home (what did he do in an attempt to open it and for how long???? -I can only guess!)
Oh, and I had to be nervous! After looking through the manual and not finding anything useful, I looked on the Internet. I watched the videos, read the tips on the forum and went to try! Honestly, I also tried it in vain, I tried it with a string, restarted the programs, even unscrewed the top cover and took it off, but I just didn’t understand what to look for and press (I have Atlant, maybe arranged for another) I sat, thought and decided to try my own version (maybe it will come in handy for someone ?!) 1-turned off the power supply; 2-waited 30 minutes; 3-turned on and installed the program "spin" (it is shorter than all of them); opened!!! the door; HURRAH!!!
On some machines, you can open a small panel at the bottom front, where the emergency drain hose is, there is a plastic tab or ribbon that you need to pull down and the lock will unlock.
Press the buttons and hold them for a few seconds - the buttons indicated in the instructions and marked (by the KEY symbol) on the machine itself.
Tell me please! We have an old washing machine (DECANI wmc 4466) during washing, the lock turned off, naturally it stopped washing and performing other combinations. The husband dismantled the washing machine, got to the castle, but the door never opens! Tell me what to do? After all, my clothes are already wet there!
Ariston machine with side loading .. It gave an error 06 and did not unlock the door.Each time they pulled the cord at the bottom to open after washing. I, in turn, decided to be smart and googled the problem. I finished reading and found out that there could be a castle (UBL). I bought a new one for 600 rubles. Installed - nothing helped. I finally called the master ... It turned out that the heating element burned out, and the error gave out an atypical one due to interference in the electronic module from a broken burnt heating element .. Like this
In the Electrolux vertical machine, the drum was not closed and the lid of the machine was closed
Now it won't open
How to get out of the situation
Or is it impossible
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