Turn off the washing machine and unplug it from the wall.
Whirlpool washing machine door locked flashing.
Do not continue until you ve confirmed that the power cord is completely disconnected.
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Check the lid switch and striker the striker is the part that helps press down the lid switch.
Select the spin and drain option.
If you have a whirlpool top loader and the door is locked with a flashing light here are some things you ll need to check.
If necessary scoot the appliance away from the wall just enough to expose the main power cord.
Pull the cord free from the wall socket to disable the power to the washer.
Hold down the control lock button on your whirlpool washer for three seconds at the end of the washing cycle.
Step 3 if your whirlpool washer did not unlock at the end of step 1 press and hold the end of cycle button for five seconds to manually reset your washing machine.
Look inside the washer through the front window to see if there is water in the drum.
1 unplug the washer for 10 minutes and this may reset the washer and clear the flashing light.
When the lock light is blinking it typically means that the unit either took to long to fill with water in which case it ll go into flood mode and keep draining for 15 20 minutes and unlock on it s own or there is a glitch in the electronics and just unplugging it for 60 seconds will reset the issue.
This may drain any.
If you see water the washer may not have drained completely.
2 press and hold the end of cycle cycle signal button s for 20 seconds and this should reset the washer and clear the flashing light.
Make sure it s not out of alignment.
Once the water remaining in the washer has drained the door will unlock.
Listen and when you hear the unlatching sound the door should open.
Press the drain and spin button on the washer s control panel to attempt to unlock the machine.