I cannot get my washer to release so i can open it up and switch clothes over.. It has finished its cycle i even made it do another cycle to try and get it to release but it wont.. any suggestions? Kat

Likely to be a failed water inlet valve.

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Check door switch: If the lid switch is bad it will not drain or spin. Try this test: With lid open let it finish wash cycle. Press lid switch down with screwdriver. Washer should begin draining. Release switch. Motor should stop. Press switch a second time. Washer should start spinning as it continues to drain. If motor doesn't come on while lid switch is pressed, replace the switch. Or
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Possible that the timer is not switching the circuit to the designed cycles and so it does not go to the spin mode. It can be due to loss in mechanical contact due to worn out points or dirt accumulation. Use a cleaner, WD40 , could be good to try on the timer before you can estimate the cost of a timer.

I don't know if I have the same model SAMSUNG front loader, but I have a similar problem. The door has decided to stay locked at the end of the cycle. I can turn it off and on and even send it through another cycle, but at the end of the washing, it drains, goes to END but does not go the extra step of unlocking, like it usually would about 1min after ending the cycle.

My clothese have been through about 6 different cycles, hoping it will magically clikc open at the end. I assume they are very clean, but getting dizzy.

Any help out there?

The 'interlock' door switch is designed to stop people from opening the door and flooding the room. If you have to wait till the cycle has finished it's because power is still being supplied to the interlock. Turning the machine to 'off' and waiting approx. 3 minutes should allow the interlock time to release the 'lock'. If the door cannot be opened after that amount of time and there is no power going to the interlock, it would appear that the interlock is faulty and needs to be replaced...Not a huge job for a tech.. Good luck....Nomess (Please take a moment to rate this response)

I just had this problem! To get the clothes out, open door manually (follow answers on other threads here about opening toe panel and gently pulling down on door release). But as it turned out, I didn't need to remove the clothes, and now my washer is working again.

A local repairman gave me this advice over the phone. Make sure dial is switched to off. Unplug your machine, then plug it back in. Hold down the rinse and delay buttons with one hand. With the other hand, switch the dial from off to cold or warm or whatever cycle you want. All the buttons flash a few times, then just the start button flashes. The second time I tried this, my washer worked afterwards. I've done several loads today with no problem.

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TURN MACHINE ON TO FINISH CYCLE THEN RE WASH WITH SOAP ETCH,DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MID CYCLE SAFTY LATCH,YOU CAN TURN PROGRAM TO FINAL SPIN TO EMPTY MACHINE AND FINISH PROGRAM THEN DOOR WILL OPEN

Sounds like you could need a new out of balance switch or bracket, also try to make the clothes evenly spread in washing machine on rinse if they clump up on one side of the bowl they will cause out of balance :)

suspect bad lid latch there is usually a 4-6 delay after washer stops before latch will release anything much longer proably lid lock ..remove 2 screws bottom front panel front drops and comes off switch is on right remove screw each side of top lift up 2 screws hold latch in place remove wires and screws and replace latch