--- title: "279838 dryer heating element — Niche Verdict: Skip it (46/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/279838-dryer-heating-element" last_updated: "2026-07-10T00:50:59.840Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($392K/yr) — 279838 dryer heating element doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($392K/yr) — 279838 dryer heating element doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "279838 dryer heating element — Niche Verdict: Skip it (46/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **279838 dryer heating element** **Skip it****46/100 ** a small market ($392K/yr) — 279838 dryer heating element doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$392K** **Growth (1y)** **+153.3%** **Products** **13** **Brands** **10** was 10 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Price range** **$18.31–$43.22** **Returns** **3.5%** **Rating** **4.3★** **Skip it** Scored 46/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **20** ×0.30 Growth **71** ×0.30 Competition **24** ×0.20 Quality gap **65** ×0.10 Returns **72** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +153.3% year over year. 2K1KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. 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Size-Overall19% - Defective Material/Parts19% - Compatibility-Overall11% - Functionality-Overall8% - Durability4% - Advertised Vs Actual Product2% - Product Condition2% - Value For Money2% - Maintenance And Repair1%