I purchased this dryer brand new in 1982, from Sears for 79.00 it is used almost every day, since.
The only thing I have had to do was replace a belt and an idler pulley. Last week it simply would not start. The door switch finally wore out. seeing it is 41 years old and Sears no longer exist, I was pretty sure it was out of warranty. there were a lot of replacement parts listed on the Google search for
Dryer Door Switch for Whirlpool Part # W10820036
MSRP: $31.49
Price: $3.55, $ 5.55 $ 6.09 and yet I did not feel confident with any of these sites.
But, I have always relied on AppliacePartsPros for all my repair parts. $ 28.00 . It seemed very High but I always get the right part the first time. The part arrived within 3 days of ordering. It fit, worked, and was exactly correct. worth every penny.