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title: "heating element for whirlpool dryer — $502K/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 54/100 - Flapen"
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# **heating element for whirlpool dryer**
**Worth a look**
Shows a sweet-spot price point ($25.22 avg), but soft demand (-10.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 60Growth 20Conversion 70Competition 35Returns 46Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 59Review moat 40Quality gap 78
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$25.22**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$17.90–$36.53**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Good****6.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Good****$502K**
$502K/yr · 313K searches
**Brand share**
**Good****69%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Okay****3.5%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,544.21**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****64%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-10.3%**
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 $502K/yr Amazon United States market (313K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **20K–25K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$504K–$631K**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **—**
- 1 of 1 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#158**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **42 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **196 days**
## **Competition**
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **—flat
**Sellers**
**18**
**Top-5 brand share**
**69%**
Top 20: 97%
**Top-5 click share**
**64%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**25%**
- Pulluty21% - MONKEMON21% - AMI PARTS15% - Vypart6% - LFORBB6% - TOMOON6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Prime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/heating-element-for-whirlpool-dryer/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$50K20%$100K30%$151K40%$201K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[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**$36.04**4.2★10,742 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TT21PJ4) [2**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**$25.78**3.9★2,152 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6N1YM3F) [3**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**$24.93**4.1★1,617 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JZFXT2H) [4**2026 UPGRADE 279838 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Kenmore Roper Maytag Amana Admiral Dryer Heating Element Part Thermostat Thermal Fuse medx655dw1 500 600 70 80 Series Model 110 Dryer Part**LFORBB**$36.53**4.3★12,880 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LG8QYFW) [5**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**$26.51**4.2★1,238 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QM8WTK5)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Upgraded 279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Amana Roper Admiral Replaces 2406026 3403585 Fits WED4815EW1 MEDC215EW1 NED4655EW1 70 80 Series Model 110**FRIGESWIFT**$21.58**95 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ5692CD) [**Dryer Heating Element Kit for Maytag MEDC215EW1 MEDX655DW1 MEDC200XW MEDC465HW0 MEDC400VW0 Roper RED4516FW0 RED4640YQ1 RED4440VQ1 RED4640YQ1 EED4400WQ0 Kenmore 110 Dryer**Vypart**$35.92**130 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN6CB8ST) [**279838 Dryer Heating Element for Amana NED4655EW1 Whirlpool WED4815EW1 Maytag MEDX655DW1 Kenmore 70 80 100 110 Series Roper Replaces W10724237**Pulluty**$25.85**221 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9GQQC35) [**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**$25.81**1,092 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ6R3G8J) [**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**$25.78**2,152 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6N1YM3F)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**$25.85**4.4★**▲ 317%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9GQQC35) [**Upgraded 279838 W10724237 Dryer Heating Element Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Amana Roper Admiral Replaces 2406026 3403585 Fits WED4815EW1 MEDC215EW1 NED4655EW1 70 80 Series Model 110**FRIGESWIFT**$21.58**4.1★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ5692CD) [**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**$25.81**4.3★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ6R3G8J) [**W10724237 3403585 279838 Dryer Heating Element-for Whirlpool wed4815ew1 ned4655ew1 wed5000dw2 wed4616fw0 wed5100vq1 wed4950hw0 wed5000dw2 medc215ew1 ler7646eq1 wed4616fw0 medc465hw0**Vypart**$26.15**4.2★**▲ 59%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091XV1KHD) [![[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**$36.04**4.2★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TT21PJ4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**22%
*“Fit exactly the way it's supposed to”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“fair price”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“and the build quality feels solid and dependable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Heating**9%
*“Heats up great”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to replace”*
**Maintenance And Repair**6%
*“Easy repair”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“functionality thank you”*
**Durability**3%
*“The durability has been great”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Easy fix”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**44%
*“Broke after a week”*
**Heating**17%
*“no heat”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Quality is not consistent”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“Item not working”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“cheaper isnt always better”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“it stopped working”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“Dont expect a long term repair”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“wouldn't even close to fitting”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
*“Not as pictured”*
**Assembly/Installation**1%
*“definitely not even worth the aggravation of the installing”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Heating**28%
**Size-Overall**20%
**Defective Material/Parts**19%
**Compatibility-Overall**11%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Durability**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Maintenance And Repair**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is heating element for whirlpool dryer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $502K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- **How competitive is the heating element for whirlpool dryer niche?**
- 13 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% 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 3.5%.
- **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–$36.53; the average listing price is $25.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,544 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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