Customer Questions and Answers for Element by Whirlpool

The Heating Element is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool residential clothes dryers. The element plays a vital role in generating the necessary heat to effectively dry wet clothes during tumble cycles. Its high-wattage electric coils rapidly heat the circulating air.

Symptoms of a faulty heating element include: 

• Inability to achieve desired dryer temperatures
• Much longer dry times or inability to fully dry loads  
• Potential safety issues like arcing or sparking 
• No heat while drying

Common causes of failure are coil burnout from continuous use or damage from foreign debris inside the drum. Over time, being subjected to direct heat can deteriorate wiring insulation.

This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, and Roper clothes dryers.