maytag dryer timer
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (98 avg reviews), but strong incumbent ratings (4.6★) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Incredible98.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible$30.80avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$11.89–$57.89cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good69%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+11.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Okay$147K$147K/yr · 71K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, maytag dryer timer is a $147K/yr Amazon United States market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
maytag dryer timer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $123K–$154K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.7%
- Avg BSR
- #2,207
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 17.9%
- Avg brand age
- 21 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
17 falling
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
26%
- Cenipar25%
- suplife24%
- Sumglicie9%
- Lovgedr6%
- TOVEN-RV5%
- MOHTOL5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — +11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top maytag dryer timer search terms
- whirlpool dryer timer replacement15K/yr
- wpw1018598211K/yr
- whirlpool dryer timer10K/yr
- w101859829K/yr
- maytag dryer timer8K/yr
- maytag dryer timer replacement9K/yr
- kenmore dryer timer6K/yr
- whirlpool timer replacement3K/yr
Top maytag dryer timer 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
2-Year Warrant W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer for Whirlpool Maytag WED4815EW1 WED5100VQ1 WED4800BQ1 WGD4800XQ0 WED4810EW1 WED4800XQ0 Replace 418-618-20-B5 PS11749831230V 60Hz by Cenipar
Cenipar$24.684.6★174 rev

W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Amana WED4815EW1 WGD4800XQ0 WED5100VQ1 230V 60Hz OEM Dryer Timer Replacement for 418-618-20-B5 PS11749831 2-Year Warranty
suplife$26.424.6★124 rev

W10185992 Dryer Timer Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag MEDC465HW0 WED5000DW2 MEDC465HW0 WPW10185992 Dryer Timer Replacement 418-095-20-B5 PS11749833 115V 60Hz OEM Quality 2-Year Warranty
suplife$28.544.6★105 rev

W11566735 W11685947 Dryer Timer Compatible with Maytag Dryer MED4500MW0 YMED4500MW0 Replaces 4981088 AP7215858 PS17216594 EAP17216594 FIX17216594 162-428-1
Sumglicie$46.564.6★218 rev

Lovgedr W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer Replacement Genuine OEM Quality Replaces 418-618-20-B5 AP6016541 PS11749831 1546812 Fits Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Crosley Dryers 2-Year Warranty
Lovgedr$38.644.5★128 rev
Newest
by launch date
WPW10185972 Dryer Timer Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Amana Roper & Admiral Dryers Replaces W10185972 WPW10185972VP PS11749827 AP6016537 1481701
Coqin$30.931 rev

W10185982 418-618-20-B5 Dryer Timer Replacement for Whirlpool Maytag Amana WED4815EW1 WGD4800XQ0 WED5100V1 PS1174931 230V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty by Cenipar
Cenipar$21.655 rev

W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer Replacement 230V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty
TOVEN-RV$26.627 rev

WPW10185981 W10185981 Dryer Timer Replacement 115V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty
TOVEN-RV$27.6920 rev

XHAWLJB W10642928 WPW10642928 Dryer Timer Compatible with Maytag Dryer
XHAWLJB$34.336 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
W10185982 418-618-20-B5 Dryer Timer Replacement for Whirlpool Maytag Amana WED4815EW1 WGD4800XQ0 WED5100V1 PS1174931 230V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty by Cenipar
Cenipar$21.654.8★

WPW10185972 Dryer Timer Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Amana Roper & Admiral Dryers Replaces W10185972 WPW10185972VP PS11749827 AP6016537 1481701
Coqin$30.935.0★

W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer Replacement 230V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty
TOVEN-RV$26.624.1★

WPW10185981 W10185981 Dryer Timer Replacement 115V 60Hz 2-Year Warranty
TOVEN-RV$27.694.2★

Upgraded W10185982 WPW10185982 Dryer Timer Compatible with Whirlpool Maytag Kenmore Admiral Crosley Inglis Magic Chef Norge Roper Replacement for AP6016541 PS11749831 1546812 WPW10185982VP
UTiac$15.754.4★
What buyers say about maytag dryer timer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Exact Fit”
“Working as it should”
“Excellent quality replacement part”
“a fair price”
“the appliance cycles now run consistently again”
“It was an easy task”
“Easy fix”
“This is the perfect replacement for my previous component that died on the machine”
“was compatible with all the machines features”
“Easy install”
What buyers complain about
“failed after 1 year of use”
“Poor Quality Control”
“not heating up”
“The cheap price is a gamble”
“the knob was getting stubborn”
“Worked great for about a week or two then started sticking again”
“Did not work”
“* Double check compatibility with your appliance model before ordering”
“now I must replace it as well”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is maytag dryer timer profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $147K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the maytag dryer timer niche?
- 17 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in maytag dryer timer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Heating. The return rate is 3.2%.
- When does demand for maytag dryer timer peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the maytag dryer timer niche?
- Listings span $11.89–$57.89; the average listing price is $30.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 98 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.