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279838 Dryer Heating Element

279838 Dryer Heating Element shows searches that convert (20.4% search→purchase), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 73% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 21% of 845 Appliances niches · +7 vs the category median of 45

Market size 57Growth 24Conversion 100Competition 23Returns 41Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 32Review moat 32Quality gap 82
This niche Category average · 845 niches

Is 279838 Dryer Heating Element profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 279838 Dryer Heating Element is a $425K/yr Amazon United States market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

279838 Dryer Heating Element: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -1.3% over the last 90 days and 20.4% of searches end in a purchase.

$425K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-1.3%82K
Conversion rate20.4%
Avg price$25.29

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 16
Top-5 product click share73%
Open market14%
Avg brand age68 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 13 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews3,320

Top 279838 Dryer Heating Element products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$42K$85K$127K$170K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • AMI PARTS29%
  • APPLIANCEMATES22%
  • MONKEMON18%
  • Pulluty10%
  • FRIGESWIFT6%
  • Discount Parts Direct4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)

279838 Dryer Heating Element demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume82KCVR20.4%Products13Brands9Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.2★Reviews3,320Avg BSR#158
2K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top 279838 Dryer Heating Element search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • 27983834K/yr
  • 279838 dryer heating element26K/yr
  • 279838 dryer heating element kit5K/yr
  • whirlpool 2798383K/yr
  • 279838 heating element3K/yr
  • whirlpool dryer heating element 2798383K/yr
  • 34035854K/yr
  • heating element 2798383K/yr
  • heating element for dryer 2798382K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 279838 Dryer Heating Element

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

85% of reviews
Size-Overall21%

Went right in place

Value For Money15%

fair price

Quality-Overall11%

Easy great product

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

As advertised

Heating9%

Get hot quick

What buyers complain about

88% of reviews
Durability46%

Poor durability

Heating16%

no heat

Quality-Overall13%

Low Quality Product

Value For Money3%

I won't buy cheap again

Defective Material/Parts3%

Some part s are not the same

279838 Dryer Heating Element return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

3.7%

Return rate

22%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Heating
30%
2Defective Material/Parts
19%
3Size-Overall
19%
4Compatibility-Overall
10%
5Functionality-Overall
7%

Common 279838 Dryer Heating Element questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 279838 Dryer Heating Element 52/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $425K/yr across 13 tracked products. Search demand moved -1.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 279838 Dryer Heating Element on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.