Maytag washer
showing dU
dU tells you the lid did not unlock.
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- Door and lid lock
- Door lock and lid switch repair
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What dU
actually means.
dU tells you the lid did not unlock. Maytag's explanation is simple: the washer senses weight on the lid, often a basket of laundry, that keeps the lock from releasing.
Maytag washer display
What to do when dU shows on the washerKind of codeDoor and lid lock
The control cannot confirm that the door or lid is locked, or cannot release it. A latch that does not reach the lock, a bent strike or water still in the tub is looked at before the lock assembly.
Usually leads toDoor lock and lid switch repair
A washer that will not start, will not spin or will not let go of the door, repaired at the lock, the lid switch or the striker.
Shows up asWasher Door Won't Unlock
The washer finished or stopped, but the door stays locked or the lid will not open, often with clothes and water inside.
MakeMaytag
Full-size top-load and front-load washers from a brand owned by Whirlpool and built on shared platforms.
SourceMaytag product help: dU error code (top-load washer)
Maytag top-load washers with a locking lid and a display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Maytag's own guidance for dU on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Take everything off the top of the washer, including laundry baskets and detergent bottles.
Wait a moment for the lock to release, then open the lid.
If dU shows with a clear lid, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into door lock and lid switch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
dU is not a lid that refuses to lock at the start; that is LdL. dU appears when the washer is trying to let you in.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems dU tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Door Won't Unlock
5 causes, cheapest first
Where dU usually leads
Door lock and lid switch repair.
Maytag
washers.
Full-size top-load and front-load washers from a brand owned by Whirlpool and built on shared platforms.
Maytag washer repair
Front-load washer
A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front.
Top-load washer
The upright washer with a lid on top, moving clothes either with a tall central agitator or with a low impeller plate in the bottom of the basket.
Stackable washer
The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for.
In Maytag's own words
If dU (Lid cannot unlock) appears in display, the washer detects that there are objects on washer lid preventing it from unlocking.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Maytag top-load washers with a locking lid and a display.
Maytag dU washer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about dU.
Can I clear dU myself?
Why does my Maytag show dU only on laundry day?
Is it safe to force the lid open when my Maytag shows dU?
Back to your everyday
Still showing dU?
Book with the code as it appears, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.