Whirlpool Part Number 279838: ELEMENT - Best Price
his element is strung with a coiled wire made of a nickel and a chrome alloy. This wire receives, but resists, a controlled electric current and as a result, the wire heats up. The heat produced is used to dry the clothes in your dryer.
This part works with the following brands: Whirlpool, Admiral, Estate, Inglis, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Roper, Maytag, Kenmore, Admiral, Crosley, Jenn-Air, Hardwick, Magic Chef, Amana, Caloric & Glenwood.
This part fixes the following symptoms:
No heat or not enough heat
Takes too long to dry
Will not shut off
Temperature too hot
Will not start
Touchpad does not respond
Reviews of Whirlpool Part Number 279838 Element
Cheap or OEM, that is the question
Rating by : John F., 
ORIGINAL REVIEW 5/22/13
Our Kenmore Estate dryer stopped heating last week. I took it apart and found the heating element was broken in one spot. The decision I had to make was should I buy this cheap replacement one for $20 shipped or the OEM one from the Kenmore website for $80+. Since it's such an easy part to replace I decided to try my luck with this cheaper element. It arrived today, I installed it and the dryer is heating just fine. I'm giving it a 4-star rating because 'I like it' and so far (1 day) it's been working fine. I'll be sure to update this review as time goes by to help give potential buyers a better feel for whether this heating element is the right choice for them. So far so good!
1ST UPDATE 5/29/13 - It's been a week and we've probably used our dryer 5-10 times. Still drying great...
2ND UPDATE 6/17/13 - It's been almost 4wks and the dryer is still going strong. At this point I'm still happy I bought the cheap-o over the OEM.
3RD UPDATE 7/27/13 - Just over 2 months now and still working great...
I rated it five stars, that should be good enough. to heck with writing a book on why I like the product, and bought it.
Rating by : einstein1782, 
I rated it five stars, that should be good enough. to heck with writing a book on why I like the product, and bought it.
Seems to e as good as OEM
Rating by : Russell Morgan,
We picked up a broken used dryer for my daughter from a neighbor that was throwing them away. The only thing wrong was the heater core had broken. It is easy to test for this with a Ohm meter. If you don't have continuity across the 2 connections of the element then it has a break in it somewhere and can't heat up. It has to be replaced and this replacement appears to be a quality piece.
his element is strung with a coiled wire made of a nickel and a chrome alloy. This wire receives, but resists, a controlled electric current and as a result, the wire ...
Factory Genuine Whirlpool Dryer Heating Element part number 279838 Specifications: ... 279838. Replaces Old Part Numbers: 3398064, 3403585, 8565582, NP279838.
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This Whirlpool dryer heating element is rated 240 volts and 5400 watt. Replaces many older styles. When the element burns out, it cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
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