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Customer Questions and Answers for Dryer Heating Element by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM18024852
Manufacturer Part Number: WP3387747

The Dryer Heating Element is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool dryers. It is responsible for generating the heat necessary for the drying process, ensuring clothes and fabrics are thoroughly dried.

Symptoms of a bad dryer heating element include:

  • Clothes coming out damp or taking excessive time to dry
  • No heat or insufficient heat produced during the drying cycle  
  • Visible signs of damage or burnout on the heating element itself
  • Unusual burning smells emanating from the dryer

Causes of a faulty heating element can include normal wear over time, electrical issues, or physical damage from impact or overloading.  

This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore dryer models.

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For Whirlpool Dryer Heating Element (Part Number: OEM18024852)

Robin

For this particular part, at least with MY Whirlpool dryer, it's not necessary to remove the back panel. You open the front. There's a receptacle/housing for the heating element in the front, lower right section. You unscrew the cover, unplug the wires, slide out the old element and replace with the new. If I hadn't done this before, I would have been pretty upset, upon removing the back panel, that there was no heating element where the video claims I'll find one. How about another video showing the other element placement (in front, lower right section)??

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Hello. It sounds like the venting system is clogged or kinked. You will need to check the vent and clean it out. Be sure and clean the vent pipe and the dryer air duct assembly. If the air flow is not good, the unit will retain moist air causing the clothes not to dry. Try running the unit with the vent unhooked from the back of the dryer and see if the dryer works properly.

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Ciro, The heater element WP3387747 for your dryer is located in a housing mounted to the base of the dryer cabinet interior. Here's some help " Unplug dryer or disconnect power. Remove the toe panel from the dryer. Remove the screw from the heater shield and remove the shield.To remove the heater: a) Remove the two wires from the heater terminal block. b) Remove the hex-head screw from the heater housing, and slide the heater out of the duct. To remove the high-limit thermostat or the thermal cutoff: a) Disconnect the wires from the highlimit thermostat or the thermal cutoff. b) Remove the two hex-head screws."

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Hello Juanita. You access the element through the front of this model, not the back. Remove the front panel to access and replace the heater in the unit.

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