--- title: "dishwasher heating element — Niche Verdict: Skip it (39/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/dishwasher-heating-element" last_updated: "2026-07-09T23:41:48.866Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($214K/yr) — dishwasher heating element doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($214K/yr) — dishwasher heating element doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "dishwasher heating element — Niche Verdict: Skip it (39/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **dishwasher heating element** **Skip it****39/100 ** a small market ($214K/yr) — dishwasher heating element doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$214K** **Growth (1y)** **+135.9%** **Products** **11** **Brands** **10** was 11 a year ago **Sellers** **19** **Price range** **$23.20–$38.05** **Returns** **5.9%** **Rating** **4.3★** **Skip it** Scored 39/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **11** ×0.30 Growth **69** ×0.30 Competition **17** ×0.20 Quality gap **64** ×0.10 Returns **51** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +135.9% year over year. 2K862.5Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8× ## **Competition** - APPLIANCEMATES43% - Improvedhand18% - TOMOON11% - Beaquicy6% - Whirlpool6% - AMI PARTS5% - Other (4 brands)11% The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 10 brands and 19 sellers compete here. **Brands** **10 **▼falling was 11 a year ago **Sellers** **19** **Top 5 brand share** **84%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 PS8260087 WDT730PAHZ0 WDF520PADM7 WDF520PADM3 WDF520PADM5 WDT720PADM2 WDT710PAYM3 W10518394VP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qA3if+b1L.jpg) [**W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 PS8260087 WDT730PAHZ0 WDF520PADM7 WDF520PADM3 WDF520PADM5 WDT720PADM2 WDT710PAYM3 W10518394VP**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RMN8WBQ) APPLIANCEMATES$34.824.4★50936%▲rising 2 ![W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Replacement for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dishwashers Compatible with 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP By Improvedhand](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21juE1-9RmL.jpg) [**W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Replacement for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dishwashers Compatible with 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP By Improvedhand**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096LY6TZZ) Improvedhand$34.744.4★36618%▲rising 3 ![W10518394 W10441445 PS8260087 Dishwasher Heating Element by Techecook - Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Amana Maytag Dishwasher - Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 W10518394VP WDF520PADM7 WDT710PAYM3 WDT720PADM2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31QJGlcUxbS.jpg) [**W10518394 W10441445 PS8260087 Dishwasher Heating Element by Techecook - Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Amana Maytag Dishwasher - Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 W10518394VP WDF520PADM7 WDT710PAYM3 WDT720PADM2**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N44Q3DY) TOMOON$34.184.2★43111%▼falling 4 ![WDF520PADM7 WDT730PAHZ0 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool WDP540HAMZ WDT720PADM2 WDF520PADM3 WDT750SAHZ0 WDF510PAYS6 WDT710PAYM5 WDF520PADM9 WDT710PAYM WDT730PAHZ WDT750SAHZ0 WDF520PADM](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31mijg8EhcL.jpg) [**WDF520PADM7 WDT730PAHZ0 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool WDP540HAMZ WDT720PADM2 WDF520PADM3 WDT750SAHZ0 WDF510PAYS6 WDT710PAYM5 WDF520PADM9 WDT710PAYM WDT730PAHZ WDT750SAHZ0 WDF520PADM**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7QWKD3P) APPLIANCEMATES$38.054.6★537%▲rising 5 ![W10518394 W10134009 Dishwasher Heating Element by Beaquicy - 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replaces 8194250 W10134009 W10441445**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DC6C4KF7) AMI PARTS$29.284.6★405%▲rising 8 ![W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21wtRdQkUDL.jpg) [**W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD9NZ1P1) MHOPEM$24.973.9★453%▼falling 9 ![2026 Upgrade W10518394 W10441445 W10134009 Dishwasher Heating Element by Blutoget -Fit for Whirlpool Dishwasher Heating Element Kenmore Kitchen-Aid Maytag Dishwasher Replace AP5690151 PS8260087](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/315Mev0wLFL.jpg) [**2026 Upgrade W10518394 W10441445 W10134009 Dishwasher Heating Element by Blutoget -Fit for Whirlpool Dishwasher Heating Element Kenmore Kitchen-Aid Maytag Dishwasher Replace AP5690151 PS8260087**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9SVYXT) Blutoget$28.424.2★3133%▲rising 10 ![W10518394 W10134009 Dishwasher Heating Element Kit for Kenmore Whirlpool May-tag Crosley Es-tate Dishwasher Replace PS8260087 W10441445 W10518394VP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21zjpMbtI3L.jpg) [**W10518394 W10134009 Dishwasher Heating Element Kit for Kenmore Whirlpool May-tag Crosley Es-tate Dishwasher Replace PS8260087 W10441445 W10518394VP**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1FJMSC7) ECOMAID$23.203.8★142%▲rising 11 ![W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Compatible for Whirl-pool Ken-more May-tag Am-ana Replaces 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP by MIFLUS](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21ulsL7-VSL.jpg) [**W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Compatible for Whirl-pool Ken-more May-tag Am-ana Replaces 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP by MIFLUS**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYC4BL7S) MIFLUS$28.714.2★362%▼falling ## **Product shelf** All 11 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 PS8260087 WDT730PAHZ0 WDF520PADM7 WDF520PADM3 WDF520PADM5 WDT720PADM2 WDT710PAYM3 W10518394VP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qA3if+b1L.jpg)**W10518394 W10441445 Dishwasher Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Replaces W10134009 AP5690151 PS8260087 WDT730PAHZ0 WDF520PADM7 WDF520PADM3 WDF520PADM5 WDT720PADM2 WDT710PAYM3 W10518394VP** APPLIANCEMATES**$34.82**4.4★509 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RMN8WBQ) [![W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Replacement for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dishwashers Compatible with 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP By Improvedhand](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21juE1-9RmL.jpg)**W10518394 Dishwasher Heating Element Replacement for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dishwashers Compatible with 8194250 8563007 8572861 W10134009 W10441445 W10518394VP By Improvedhand** Improvedhand**$34.74**4.4★366 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096LY6TZZ) [![W10518394 W10441445 PS8260087 Dishwasher Heating Element by Techecook - 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Ill update later on its long-term performance”* **Correct Contents**2% *“Correct part”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Heating**13% *“Does not heat properly”* **Functionality-Overall**11% *“Did not work”* **Size-Overall**9% *“Its way too big”* **Quality-Overall**7% *“Trash”* **Durability**7% *“Lasted less than a year”* **Defective Material/Parts**6% *“item never worked”* **Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**5% *“Extreme manual work to replace”* **Ease Of Cleaning**5% *“not cleaning very well”* **Value For Money**4% *“for since it didn't last all that long the value definitely takes a hit”* **Compatibility-Overall**4% *“Not compatible”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall40% - Heating23% - Compatibility-Overall11% - Defective Material/Parts8% - Functionality-Overall6% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Maintenance And Repair2% - Value For Money1% - Assembly/Installation1% - Product Condition1%