dryer igniter
Skip it36/100a small market ($70K/yr) — dryer igniter doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$70K
Growth (1y)
+138.4%
Products
15
Brands
13
was 9 a year ago
Sellers
20
Price range
$14.76–$29.60
Returns
7.5%
Rating
4.4★
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Scored 36/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 74 weeks — +138.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Competition
- ClimaTek23%
- NISHCON18%
- GEIparts12%
- Funmit11%
- CSZKJXPA11%
- Micnce9%
- Other (7 brands)16%
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 13 brands and 20 sellers compete here.
Brands
13 rising
was 9 a year ago
Sellers
20
Top 5 brand share
75%
Product shelf
All 15 tracked products in this niche.
ClimaTek Upgraded Gas Dryer Igniter fits Kenmore Whirlpool Maytag GE 279311 AP3094138 239233 WE4X750 4391996 WE04X0750
ClimaTek
$14.764.4★1,026 reviews
NISHCON Dryer Repair Kit Contains 279311 Igniter 279834 Gas Valve Coil 338906 Flame Sensor Fit for Kenmore Whirlpool Maytag Gas Dryers
NISHCON
$29.464.5★618 reviews
GEIparts 279311 Gas Dryer Igniter Hot Surface Ignitor Replacement AP3094138 686590 WE4X750 4391996 WE04X0750 AP3094138 239233 Flat Ignitor
GEIparts
$14.814.3★115 reviews
Gas Dryer Repair Kit Includes 279311 Igniter 279834 Gas Valve Coils 338906 Flame Sensor Replacement for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Gas Dryers
Funmit
$28.614.3★314 reviews
Gas Dryer Repair Kit Includes 279311 Igniter 279834 Gas Valve Coil 338906 Gas Dryer Flame Sensor Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Gas Dryers 30Day Fragile Item Protection by Micnce
Micnce
$28.634.4★65 reviews
Universal Gas Dryer Igniter WE4X750 4391996 279311 304970 3-4970 3-04970 101 101M AP2042796 WE04X0750 2101 56970 276846 Standard Flat Style Ignitor for Ken-more Whirl-pool G-E May-tag Am-ana etc.
CSZKJXPA
$17.164.6★62 reviews
279311 Gas Dryer Burner Igniter Replacement fits for Kenmore Whirlpool Maytag GE Replaces 685211 8113 660991
KitFit
$19.664.4★197 reviews
5318EL3001A Dryer Igniter Replacement Compatible with L-G G-E Kenmore Gas Dryers Replaces 5318EL3001B 5318EL9001A MEQ61841001 1266860 AP4439620 PS/EA3527801 DE/SDE365 AH3527801 (Round Style Igniter)
OYENDE
$25.105.0★9 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit perfect”
“This appears well made”
“Great value”
“Heat works great”
“Did the job”
“Repair kit”
“Works well”
“Easy install and packaged very well”
“Fixed like new”
“Not that hard to do”
What buyers complain about
“can easily break”
“Fragile part”
“Kenmore HE3T gas dryer stopped heating”
“They break very easily”
“No quality control to ensure these parts work”
“DOES NOT WORK”
“They're thinner than the ones for sale at electrical and appliance supply houses and auto parts stores, and I ended up fishing through a big box of miscellaneous parts at a surplus store to find them”
“The only part that was not compatible was the gas solenoid”
“30 buck done”
“Not all pieces fit my dryer”
Top return reasons
- Defective Material/Parts39%
- Size-Overall16%
- Compatibility-Overall9%
- Functionality-Overall7%
- Durability4%
- Material Quality4%
- Value For Money3%
- Maintenance And Repair3%
- Product Condition3%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product2%