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title: "Dryer Thermostat — $137K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 38/100 · $137K/yr market · 80K searches/yr · $12.96 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **dryer thermostat**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-11.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 30Growth 19Conversion 96Competition 22Returns 44Price range 70Avg price 58Brand share 24Review moat 38Quality gap 30
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****$5.97–$36.02**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Good****$12.96**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****3.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,705.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****$137K**
$137K/yr · 80K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****90%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-11.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dryer thermostat is a $137K/yr Amazon United States market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **dryer thermostat market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$130K–$162K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#707**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **92%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **49 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **184 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**17**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**6%**
- BlueStars70% - Whirlpool6% - SUMNEW6% - UgoHiff5% - AMI PARTS4% - TOMOON4% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — -11.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/dryer-thermostat/trend)
## **Top dryer thermostat search terms**
- **wp3387134**12K/yr-7.7%15.3% conv. - **amana dryer thermal fuse**11K/yr-11.3%9.1% conv. - **279816**6K/yr-4.7%12.2% conv. - **3387134**7K/yr-14.9%9.8% conv. - **dryer thermostat**6K/yr-1.8%3.0% conv. - **wp3977767**4K/yr-11.6%12.5% conv. - **roper dryer thermal fuse**4K/yr-12.6%7.4% conv. - **whirlpool dryer thermostat**5K/yr-26.5%5.5% conv. - **279816 dryer thermal cut-off kit**3K/yr-17.8%12.8% conv. - **whirlpool dryer thermal fuse kit**3K/yr-8.2%8.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/dryer-thermostat/search-terms)
## **Top dryer thermostat products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%15%$21K30%$41K45%$62K60%$82K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**BlueStars 3387134 Cycling Thermostat 3392519 Dryer Thermal Fuse 3977393 Thermal Cut-off Switch 3977767 High-limit Thermostat Kit - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers**BlueStars**$10.41**4.6★3,350 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8DJQBC) [2**Upgraded 279816 Dryer Thermal Cut-off Kit - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Amana Dryers - Replaces 3399848 AP3094244 PS334299 3977393 WED6200SW1 NED4600YQ0 NED4600YQ1 NED4655EW1**BlueStars**$9.97**4.6★2,322 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072ZB65RP) [3**Whirlpool WP3387134 Genuine OEM Dryer Cycling Thermostat Replacement Part - Replaces 306910 3387135 3387139 and more**Whirlpool**$17.44**4.6★57 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MG24L3C) [4**WP3387134 Cycling Thermostat WP3392519 Dryer Thermal Fuse for Whirlpool maytag Kenmore with 3977393 Cut-Off Fuse Kit WP3977767 Dryer High-Limit Thermostat Replaces Parts 3392519 3387134 3977767**SUMNEW**$10.17**4.6★4,899 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KTTQ3TF) [5**BlueStars 2-Pack 3392519 Dryer Thermal Fuse - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore - Replaces AP6008325 G4AP0500 3388651 694511 80005 WP3392519VP**BlueStars**$6.93**4.7★4,188 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0744B45YW)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Dryer Thermal Fuse for Amana NED4655EW1 May-tag MEDX655DW1 Whirlpool WED5000DW2 WED7300DW1 WED7000DW1 WGD4815EW1 WGD5000DW3 3392519 694511 Replacement (3 PACK).**UgoHiff**$6.33**78 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F32W5RCP) [**BlueStars WP3387134 3387134 Dryer Cycling Thermostat - Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Dryers - Replaces AP6008270 306910 3387135 3387139 ET187 PS11741405 - PACK OF 4**BlueStars**$15.57**1,950 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8DS8ZQ) [**Whirlpool WP3387134 Genuine OEM Dryer Cycling Thermostat Replacement Part - Replaces 306910 3387135 3387139 and more**Whirlpool**$17.44**57 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MG24L3C) [**BlueStars Upgraded 279816 3977767 3392519 3387134 Dryer Repair Kit - Compatible with Whirlpool Dryers - Replaces 3399693 WP3977767VP PS345113 AP6008325 WP3977393 3399848**BlueStars**$17.47**147 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0972JCJZJ) [**3392519 & 3977393 Dryer Thermal Fuse 3387134 Cycling Thermostat 3977767 High Limit Thermostat Replacement Kit - WP3392519 WP3387134 WP3977767 WP3977393 Thermal Fuse for Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Dryers**TOMOON**$9.66**1,906 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NCYZXW6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**WP3387134 Cycling Thermostat WP3392519 Dryer Thermal Fuse for Whirlpool maytag Kenmore with 3977393 Cut-Off Fuse Kit WP3977767 Dryer High-Limit Thermostat Replaces Parts 3392519 3387134 3977767**SUMNEW**$10.17**4.6★**▲ 231%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KTTQ3TF) [**BlueStars 2-Pack 3392519 Dryer Thermal Fuse - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore - Replaces AP6008325 G4AP0500 3388651 694511 80005 WP3392519VP**BlueStars**$6.93**4.7★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0744B45YW) [**AMI PARTS 279816 Dryer Thermal Fuse & Thermostat Replacement Part Kit Replaces 3399848 3977393 AP3094244**AMI PARTS**$9.57**4.5★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RBXGS9D) [**BlueStars WP3387134 3387134 Dryer Cycling Thermostat - Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Dryers - Replaces AP6008270 306910 3387135 3387139 ET187 PS11741405 - PACK OF 4**BlueStars**$15.57**4.6★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8DS8ZQ) [**Dryer Thermal Fuse for Amana NED4655EW1 May-tag MEDX655DW1 Whirlpool WED5000DW2 WED7300DW1 WED7000DW1 WGD4815EW1 WGD5000DW3 3392519 694511 Replacement (3 PACK).**UgoHiff**$6.33**4.6★**▲ 22%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F32W5RCP)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about dryer thermostat**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**20%
*“Great value”*
**Size-Overall**17%
*“Exact fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%
*“As advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Quality product/ easy installation”*
**Maintenance And Repair**6%
*“I was able to repair my it quickly”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Ease of use”*
**Heating**4%
*“Nice thermostats”*
**Correct Contents**3%
*“All the components are there”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“does function properly”*
**Durability**2%
*“It looked very durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**35%
*“Failed in less than six months”*
**Heating**16%
*“the heating element has gone out”*
**Defective Material/Parts**9%
*“Bent part”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Bad quality”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“still don't work right”*
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
*“for what it cost me I would have been upset if I'd called out for someone to repair it”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“no instructions”*
**Product Condition**2%
*“Another used, returned and sold as new product”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“They are not compatible”*
**Assembly/Installation**1%
*“Do not buy this was installed today”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**25%
**Defective Material/Parts**22%
**Compatibility-Overall**19%
**Heating**11%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Durability**2%
**Product Condition**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is dryer thermostat profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $137K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -11.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the dryer thermostat niche?**
- 8 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in dryer thermostat?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Heating, Defective Material/Parts. The return rate is 3.5%.
- **When does demand for dryer thermostat peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the dryer thermostat niche?**
- Listings span $5.97–$36.02; the average listing price is $12.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,705 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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