heating element for whirlpool dryer
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($26.00 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$26.00avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$17.90–$36.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great8.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good$681K$681K/yr · 314K searches
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay3.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,685.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-8.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, heating element for whirlpool dryer is a $681K/yr Amazon United States market (314K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
heating element for whirlpool dryer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $520K–$650K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.3%
- Avg BSR
- #149
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 207 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
24%
- MONKEMON24%
- Pulluty18%
- AMI PARTS15%
- Vypart7%
- APPLIANCEMATES6%
- TOMOON6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — -8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top heating element for whirlpool dryer search terms
- whirlpool dryer heating element97K/yr
- maytag dryer heating element57K/yr
- heating element for whirlpool dryer42K/yr
- w1072423716K/yr
- whirlpool heating element for dryer15K/yr
- heating element for maytag dryer15K/yr
- whirlpool heating element10K/yr
- maytag heating element for dryer10K/yr
- resistencia para secadora whirlpool8K/yr
- maytag dryer heating element kit6K/yr
Top heating element for whirlpool dryer 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.
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share![[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
MONKEMON$36.024.2★10,810 rev

Upgraded279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Wed4815ew1 Maytag Centennial Medc215ew1 Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana Ned4655ew1 Roper Admiral Replaces 2406026 3403585 3398064
Pulluty$25.763.8★2,188 rev

Upgraded 279838-Dryer-Heating-Element-W10724237 fit for Whirlpool Kenmore 70 80 Series Cabrio Roper Maytag Amana Admiral Roper Dryer Heating Element Dryer by AMI PARTS
AMI PARTS$24.804.1★1,659 rev

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
APPLIANCEMATES$25.924.1★2,259 rev

WP3387747 3387747 Dryer Heating Element Kit-Compatible With Whirlpool Cabrio Kenmore He2 Kenmore Elite He3 Maytag Dryers- GEW9250PW0 GEQ9800PW1 WD05X30818 GEQ9800PW2 GEQ9800PW1 MEDB835DW4 by TOMOON
TOMOON$26.484.2★1,262 rev
Newest
by launch date
Upgraded 279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element For Whirlpool Maytag Amana
FRIGESWIFT$21.36101 rev

Dryer Heating Element Kit for Maytag MEDC215EW1 MEDX655DW1 MEDC200XW MEDC465HW0 MEDC400VW0 Roper RED4516FW0 RED4640YQ1 RED4440VQ1 RED4640YQ1 EED4400WQ0 Kenmore 110 Dryer
Vypart$36.01133 rev

279838 Dryer Heating Element for Amana NED4655EW1 Whirlpool WED4815EW1 Maytag MEDX655DW1 Kenmore 70 80 100 110 Series Roper Replaces W10724237
Pulluty$25.54258 rev

UPGRADE 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Wed4815ew1 Maytag Centennial Medc215ew1 Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana Ned4655ew1 Roper Admiral Replaces W10724237 2406026 3403585 3398064
Funmit$25.801,129 rev

Upgraded279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Wed4815ew1 Maytag Centennial Medc215ew1 Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana Ned4655ew1 Roper Admiral Replaces 2406026 3403585 3398064
Pulluty$25.762,188 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
279838 Dryer Heating Element for Amana NED4655EW1 Whirlpool WED4815EW1 Maytag MEDX655DW1 Kenmore 70 80 100 110 Series Roper Replaces W10724237
Pulluty$25.544.4★

Upgraded 279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element For Whirlpool Maytag Amana
FRIGESWIFT$21.364.2★

W10724237 3403585 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool
Vypart$26.224.1★
![[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
MONKEMON$36.024.2★

UPGRADE 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Wed4815ew1 Maytag Centennial Medc215ew1 Kenmore 70 80 Series Model 110 Amana Ned4655ew1 Roper Admiral Replaces W10724237 2406026 3403585 3398064
Funmit$25.804.2★
What buyers say about heating element for whirlpool dryer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“All parts fit as described”
“Great Deal”
“Easy great product”
“As advertised”
“Get hot quick”
“Great repair for the price”
“Easy to replace”
“The durability has been great”
“Parts works as they should when installed”
“All the components are there”
What buyers complain about
“Broke on first use”
“no heat”
“Quality is not consistent”
“parts stopped working”
“Absolutely not worth the price”
“Didn't work”
“Dont expect a long term repair”
“Not as pictured”
“Small screws”
“definitely not even worth the aggravation of the installing”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is heating element for whirlpool dryer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $681K/yr across 17 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the heating element for whirlpool dryer niche?
- 13 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in heating element for whirlpool dryer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Heating, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.8%.
- When does demand for heating element for whirlpool dryer peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the heating element for whirlpool dryer niche?
- Listings span $17.90–$36.51; the average listing price is $26.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,686 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.