The door on my washer is locked! I loaded the washer, put in detergent, closed the door and tried to start the cycle. Apparently some items were in the door, so the Door Lock light didn't come on, and it buzzed. I turned the dial to Off. I opened it, repositioned the items, and closed the door. When I tried to start a new cycle, the Wash / Spin / Finished lights started flashing and the bell sounded. I can't open the washer, and can't start a new cycle (the Start / Pause) button isn't active. I called Bosch and they had no idea what to do - told me to call a local servicer. There has to be a simple answer!
According to the manual, you have to:
1. Turn program selector to "off"
2. Turn selector to Drain or Spin
3. Press the start / pause
Wait until program ends.
Open door.
or
Press "start / pause" until the start / pause light flashes.
Try pushing hard on the door not enough to damage it see if start pause lights if not try cancel twice ill see what i can find is there water in it
UNPLUG THE MACINE
PULL THE DOOR OPEN,, IT WILL NEED SOME FORCE
THERE IS A SWITCH THAT A PIN ON THE DOOR PUSHES TO ENSURE THAT THE MANCHINE IS CLOSED, it might have gotten wet, locate the pin on the door and see where the seitch is it pushes.. using a pen play with the switch a bit and let it dry out, play with it some more and all should be fine ...
well unless its got a seperate lock or the lock is already damaged ,,, i dont think so..
OK i spoke to a friend of mine and he said when the foor first jammed you might have busted the eletronic lock or switch in this case the only way to open it is by taking the machine apart :( Then you will have to replace the stuck lock or switch ...
try the other experts suggestion first and see if it helps if not the latter will be your absoulate choice... :( sorry
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So if I unplug the washer, pulling the door open won't damage it?
Sorry, but the door won't budge. I'm sure it isn't damaged - I did a load just before this happened. I unplugged it and applied a lot of force - no movement. I also put a slim tool in the opening in the lock, but that doesn't move it either. Other ideas?
The door on my washer is locked! I loaded the washer, put in detergent, closed the door and tried to start the cycle. Apparently some items were in the door, so the Door Lock light didn't come on, and it buzzed. I turned the dial to Off. I opened it, repositioned the items, and closed the door. When I tried to start a new cycle, the Wash / Spin / Finished lights started flashing and the bell sounded. I can't open the washer, and can't start a new cycle (the Start / Pause) button isn't active. I called Bosch and they had no idea what to do - told me to call a local servicer.
One of your other technicians told me to unplug the machine and try to force the door open. This thing isn't going anywhere - and it really looks like force will damage it.
Eureka! That worked! The only thing I did differently was turn the selector to a wash cycle - it didn't do anything on Drain/ Spin, probably because the cycle hadn't started yet. So I turned it to a wash cycle, held down Start/Pause, and it started filling with water. THANKS!
The door is properly closed,the light is flashing(start/pause),I press on it.nothing is happening? What's wrong with my dryer?
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