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Customer Questions and Answers for Drying Rack by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM8928978
Manufacturer Part Number: 3406839

This stationary drying rack sits inside the dryer drum to dry items flat without tumbling. It replaces a missing or damaged rack so you can properly dry sweaters, shoes, and other items that shouldn't rotate in the drum. What it does:

  • Provides a stable, non-rotating surface inside the drum for flat-drying
  • Allows airflow to dry items that should not tumble (e.g., sweaters or shoes)
  • Restores the dryer's rack-dry capability when the original rack is missing or broken
  • Typical symptoms: rack is cracked/warped, won't sit securely, or you need to dry items flat
What's included:
  • 1 drying rack
Install notes:
  • Unplug the dryer before installing
  • Open the door and position the rack so the rear support engages at the back of the drum and the front rests in the door opening
  • Ensure the rack is level and secure before loading items evenly
  • Do not run standard tumbling cycles with the rack installed; remove it when finished

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For Whirlpool Drying Rack (Part Number: OEM8928978)

Robert for Model Number WED4985EWO

The drying rack for my Whirlpool dryer, model-WED 4985EWO shows a drying rack with dimples 4 inches apart and is 24 inches long. That does not fit. First of all the dimples need to be 9 inches apart. To fit the drying rack needs to be 20 inches long. Searched a number of part stores. Came up with a rack with dimples 9 inches apart. It was 19 and a half inches long. It was half an inch too short. Why does Whirlpool make a dryer that you can't get a rack for? And putting in the Model number, the rack that is supposed to fit has dimples 4 inches apart. The back of my dyer drum has dents that is 9 inches apart. A drying rack doesn't care what brand of dryer it fits. Is there a way you could check different brands for a rack with dimples 9 inches apart and around 20 inches long? Thanks

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Robert, The closest that I can find to what you are looking for would be part number 3404351. If this will not work then you will want to check with the manufacturer because it appears that they have an incorrect drying rack on the manufacturers parts listing.

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Joe, unfortunately, the manufacturer does not list a dryer rack as being used with the model provided. As such, the use of a dryer rack could not be guaranteed to work properly.

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Linda, The purpose of the drying rack will be for things like shoes and sweaters and keeping them from banging around in the drum and damaging them.

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Linda, The bulkhead would be at the rear of the drum and the front of the drum where the drum would roll around it.

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Jerry, due to the location of the latch on a washer, you cannot reverse the door opening on this washer.

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