Maytag MVW6200 top-load washer troubleshooting

Published specification

What is true of this model and changes how you fix it

• Hardware — Maytag product page
  4.8 cu ft, Deep Fill option — no Pet Pro filter or Extra Power button, a plainer tier than the MVW6500/MVW7230.
• Type — TOP-LOAD
  TOP-LOAD washer; identify agitator versus impeller for loading. HE low-water fill is normal; Deep Fill adds more.
• Signature features
  PowerWash and Deep Fill on this tier for heavy or bulky loads.
• Fault codes & lid lock
  F#E# codes — F5 E1 lid switch, F0 E9 off-balance, SUD suds, LOC lock. Lid must lock before spin.
• Where the MVW6200 sits
  The MVW6200 is a 4.8 cubic foot Maytag top-load washer with PowerWash and a Deep Fill option. It has no Pet Pro filter and no Extra Power button, so it is a plainer tier than the MVW6500 or MVW7230.
• What makes a Maytag foam
  Suds form when more detergent is present than the water can rinse away, when a non-high-efficiency detergent is used in a high-efficiency machine or when water is very soft. Foam cushions the clothes, slows the agitation and can overflow.
• SUD and the other codes
  This series shows SUD when the control detects foam. It pauses the wash, adds rinses and lengthens the cycle. F5 E1 names the lid switch, F0 E9 an off-balance load and LOC a locked lid.
• Foam, rinses and long cycles
  Foam climbing out of the lid, a washer that adds extra rinses, clothes left slick with soap and a cycle that runs long are the common complaints, and nearly all trace to the detergent.
• Reading the detergent bottle
  Concentrated liquids need a fraction of a standard dose, and labels give lines for soft, medium and hard water. Pick the line that matches your water and your load.
• Finding MVW6200 on the label
  Under the lid or on the back of the console; quote MVW6200 when contacting Maytag.
• The PowerWash feature
  PowerWash is Maytag's name for its stronger wash action for heavy soil. A strong action creates more foam from the same detergent, which is another reason to use a measured dose of high-efficiency detergent rather than a generous capful.
• After a foam spill
  Wipe the lid and the top of the cabinet, run a rinse and spin and then a hot cleaning cycle with a washer cleaner so that no soap film is left in the tub. Check the next wash with half the usual dose.

Where these figures were read. maytag.com/washers-and-dryers/washers/top-load-washers/p.top-load-washer-with-deep-fill-4.8-cu.-ft.mvw6200kw.html (Maytag MVW6200KW product page)

Manufacturer support for this product line. Maytag Product Help — Product Help. Official Maytag product help; this key exists so top-load washers cite Maytag's top-load articles rather than its front-load ones.

Also read for this model. Maytag Support — Maytag washer support.