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title: "Whirlpool Duet Dryer Heating Element — $40K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 39/100 · $40K/yr market · 21K searches/yr · $25.75 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **whirlpool duet dryer heating element**
**Skip it**
A small market ($40K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 10Growth 18Conversion 77Competition 15Returns 34Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 27Review moat 70Quality gap 57
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$25.75**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$17.86–$33.59**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****7.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****689.18**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Okay****4.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-14.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****82%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****$40K**
$40K/yr · 21K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, whirlpool duet dryer heating element is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (21K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **whirlpool duet dryer heating element market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$39K–$52K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#566**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **272 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**11**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**82%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**3%**
- SUMNEW24% - APPLIANCEMATES19% - prime&swift17% - TOMOON15% - Pulluty14% - Beaquicy8% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 109 weeks — -14.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/whirlpool-duet-dryer-heating-element/trend)
## **Top whirlpool duet dryer heating element search terms**
- **whirlpool duet dryer heating element**12K/yr+0.1%6.0% conv. - **maytag bravos xl dryer heating element**7K/yr-17.5%9.0% conv. - **whirlpool duet heating element**2K/yr-52.9%6.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/whirlpool-duet-dryer-heating-element/search-terms)
## **Top whirlpool duet dryer heating element 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%10%$4K20%$8K30%$12K40%$16K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**8544771 Dryer Heating Element 279816 Thermostat 279973 3392519 Cut-Off Fuse**SUMNEW**$33.59**4.3★3,114 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TM2HRG7) [2**W11344457 WP3387747 Fit for Maytag Bravos XL Heating Element Whirlpool Duet Kenmore Elite MEDB835DW4 Replace 3387747 PS11741416 W11045584 MEDC700VW0 GEW9200lW1 WED5100HW1 GEQ9800PW2 by APPLIANCEMATES**APPLIANCEMATES**$26.70**4.3★140 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFXZVQY1) [3**WP8544771 8544771 Dryer Heating Element fit for Maytag-bravos XL Dryer fit for Whirlpool Duet&Kenmore Elite HE4/HE5 Electric Dryer Heating Element Kit with 3392519 279973 279816 by prime&swift**prime&swift**$27.47**4.2★280 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082PK1GJV) [4**UpgradedWP8544771 8544771 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Duet WED72HEDW1 WED92HEFW0 WED9750WL0 WED8540FW0 WED9200SQ0 WED9500TW2 WED8300SW0 WED86HEBW0 WED9151YW0 Maytag MEDB880BW0 MED6000XW1**Pulluty**$26.63**4.4★31 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G37MBVLP) [5**UpgradedW11045584 W11344457 8527865 WP3387747 Heating Element**TOMOON**$26.31**4.4★352 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q39HJG8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**UpgradedWP8544771 8544771 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Duet WED72HEDW1 WED92HEFW0 WED9750WL0 WED8540FW0 WED9200SQ0 WED9500TW2 WED8300SW0 WED86HEBW0 WED9151YW0 Maytag MEDB880BW0 MED6000XW1**Pulluty**$26.63**31 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G37MBVLP) [**W11344457 WP3387747 Fit for Maytag Bravos XL Heating Element Whirlpool Duet Kenmore Elite MEDB835DW4 Replace 3387747 PS11741416 W11045584 MEDC700VW0 GEW9200lW1 WED5100HW1 GEQ9800PW2 by APPLIANCEMATES**APPLIANCEMATES**$26.70**140 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFXZVQY1) [**UpgradedWP3387747 3387747 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Cabrio Duet Kenmore Elite Maytag bravos xl Dryer WED5100HW1 WED5500XW1 WED5700AC1 WED6120HW1 WED6620HW1 MED5500FW1 MED6230RHW1**Pulluty**$26.26**226 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNPP5WSG) [**wp8544771 8544771 for Whirlpool Duet Dryer Heating Element Kit with 8544771 PS11746337 AP6013115 for Maytag Bravos xl Heating Element 279816 Thermostat Cut Off 3392519 279973 Thermal Fuse by Sikawai**Sikawai**$27.89**439 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TWMBXGK) [**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**$26.48**1,267 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QM8WTK5)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**UpgradedWP8544771 8544771 Dryer Heating Element for Whirlpool Duet WED72HEDW1 WED92HEFW0 WED9750WL0 WED8540FW0 WED9200SQ0 WED9500TW2 WED8300SW0 WED86HEBW0 WED9151YW0 Maytag MEDB880BW0 MED6000XW1**Pulluty**$26.63**4.4★**▲ 235%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G37MBVLP) [**wp8544771 8544771 for Whirlpool Duet Dryer Heating Element Kit with 8544771 PS11746337 AP6013115 for Maytag Bravos xl Heating Element 279816 Thermostat Cut Off 3392519 279973 Thermal Fuse by Sikawai**Sikawai**$27.89**4.4★**▲ 213%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TWMBXGK) [**2026 UPGRADE 3387747 WP3387747 W11344457 Dryer Heating Element by Beaquicy Suitable for Whirlpool Kenmore elite he4/90 series heating element medc700vw0 110.82822101 gew9200lw1 gew9250pl0 etc**Beaquicy**$18.38**4.7★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NQB58D) [**UpgradedW11045584 W11344457 8527865 WP3387747 Heating Element**TOMOON**$26.31**4.4★**▲ 100%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q39HJG8) [**AMI PARTS 3387747 WP3387747 Dryer Heating Element**AMI PARTS**$25.73**4.6★**▲ 54%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RXTNLPS)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about whirlpool duet dryer heating element**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**25%
*“Exact fit”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Excellent product”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“Great Value”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Works as described”*
**Heating**9%
*“Heats up nicely”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Maintenance And Repair**4%
*“Easy repair”*
**Durability**4%
*“Seems to be quite durable”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“It was an easy install”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Worked perfectly”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**46%
*“Does not last”*
**Heating**14%
*“no longer heats”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Quality is not consistent”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“Item not working”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“already stopped working”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“definitely not even worth the aggravation of the installing”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“the screw that was supposed to be holding it in place was not the right size”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“Dont expect a long term repair”*
**Value For Money**1%
*“Not sure why I'm surprised since it's so cheap”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**1%
*“I do think the instructions could have been much better”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**28%
**Heating**22%
**Defective Material/Parts**19%
**Compatibility-Overall**11%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Durability**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Connectivity-Overall**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is whirlpool duet dryer heating element profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $40K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the whirlpool duet dryer heating element niche?**
- 8 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in whirlpool duet dryer heating element?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Heating, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.3%.
- **When does demand for whirlpool duet dryer heating element peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the whirlpool duet dryer heating element niche?**
- Listings span $17.86–$33.59; the average listing price is $25.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 689 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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