--- title: "heating element for whirlpool dryer — Niche Verdict: Skip it (49/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/heating-element-for-whirlpool-dryer" last_updated: "2026-07-10T02:26:58.397Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($502K/yr) — heating element for whirlpool dryer doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($502K/yr) — heating element for whirlpool dryer doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "heating element for whirlpool dryer — Niche Verdict: Skip it (49/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **heating element for whirlpool dryer** **Skip it****49/100 ** a small market ($502K/yr) — heating element for whirlpool dryer doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$502K** **Growth (1y)** **+116.3%** **Products** **19** **Brands** **13** was 13 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Price range** **$17.90–$36.53** **Returns** **3.5%** **Rating** **4.3★** **Skip it** Scored 49/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **25** ×0.30 Growth **67** ×0.30 Competition **39** ×0.20 Quality gap **65** ×0.10 Returns **72** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +116.3% year over year. 10K5KSpike '24Prime Day '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2× ## **Competition** - Pulluty21% - MONKEMON21% - AMI PARTS15% - Vypart6% - LFORBB6% - TOMOON6% - Other (7 brands)25% The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 18 sellers compete here. **Brands** **13 **—flat was 13 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Top 5 brand share** **69%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![[UPGRADED] 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Roper Dryer Heating Element Parts Include Dryer Thermostat Thermal Fuse Replaces 2406026 3403585 w10724237](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51KK+2MbciL.jpg) [**\[UPGRADED\] 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Roper Dryer Heating Element Parts Include Dryer Thermostat Thermal Fuse Replaces 2406026 3403585 w10724237**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TT21PJ4) MONKEMON$36.044.2★10,74221%▲rising 2 ![Upgraded279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating 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TOMOON$26.514.2★1,2386%▲rising 6 ![279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Maytag Centennial Dryer Parts Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana 3403585 8565582 NED4655EW1 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element by APPLIANCEMATES](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512wGkrM1YL.jpg) [**279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Maytag Centennial Dryer Parts Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana 3403585 8565582 NED4655EW1 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element by APPLIANCEMATES**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093VHL2V1) APPLIANCEMATES$25.914.2★2,2135%▼falling 7 ![W10724237 3403585 279838 Dryer Heating Element-for Whirlpool wed4815ew1 ned4655ew1 wed5000dw2 wed4616fw0 wed5100vq1 wed4950hw0 wed5000dw2 medc215ew1 ler7646eq1 wed4616fw0 medc465hw0](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/513PfnRMfEL.jpg) [**W10724237 3403585 279838 Dryer Heating Element-for Whirlpool wed4815ew1 ned4655ew1 wed5000dw2 wed4616fw0 wed5100vq1 wed4950hw0 wed5000dw2 medc215ew1 ler7646eq1 wed4616fw0 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