Speed Queen dryer
showing Door Open
Speed Queen lights the Door Open alert whenever the door is open, and the dryer will not run with it open.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Door and lock
- Door switch and latch repair
- Source: Speed Queen
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What Door Open
actually means.
Speed Queen lights the Door Open alert whenever the door is open, and the dryer will not run with it open. If the door is shut and the alert stays on, the switch or latch is not reporting it.
Speed Queen dryer display
What to do when Door Open shows on the dryerKind of codeDoor and lock
The control cannot confirm that the door is shut, so it will not start. A worn strike or a bent latch is looked at before the door switch itself.
Usually leads toDoor switch and latch repair
A dryer that ignores the start button with its door shut, or a door that will not stay closed, fixed at the switch, catch or hinge.
Shows up asDryer Door Won't Latch
The door swings back open, will not stay shut, or closes but the dryer acts as if it is open.
MakeSpeed Queen
Commercial-grade residential dryers in electric and gas versions, built for heavy use and long service life.
SourceSpeed Queen User's Guide for Dryers, Part No. D518541ENR6
Speed Queen electronic dryers with status alerts (User's Guide D518541).
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Speed Queen's own guidance for Door Open on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Close the door firmly.
Check that the alert goes out.
If it stays lit with the door closed, book a visit.
Still there?
It usually turns into door switch and latch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
The alert is not a code by itself. It only becomes a problem if it stays on with the door shut.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems Door Open tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Door Won't Latch
5 causes, cheapest first
Where Door Open usually leads
Door switch and latch repair.
Speed Queen
dryers.
Commercial-grade residential dryers in electric and gas versions, built for heavy use and long service life.
Speed Queen dryer repair
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Gas dryer
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
In Speed Queen's own words
The Door Open alert is lit any time that the dryer door is open.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Speed Queen electronic dryers with status alerts (User's Guide D518541).
Speed Queen Door Open dryer 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 Door Open.
Can I clear Door Open myself?
Can a Speed Queen dryer run with Door Open lit?
My Speed Queen door is closed but Door Open is lit. What is it?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Door Open?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.