Whirlpool 279457 Heating Element Connecting Wire OEM Part

Our 25-year-old Whirlpool dryer abruptly stopped producing heat, though it was otherwise running normally. The unit had never required service of any type and we were reluctant to replace it. After confirming that no circuit breakers had tripped, I reviewed the Whirlpool and AppliancePartsPro websites and concluded that the most likely causes of the problem were a failed heating element and/or thermal fuse. I ordered both (they arrived in two business days), installed them and the dryer works perfectly again. Neither part is particularly expensive, so I replaced them simultaneously and cannot say which was actually at fault. Either way, this very simple fix saved hundreds of dollars compared to a service call. Absent the "How To" videos on this site, I probably would not have attempted to perform this repair myself.

A wore connected to the heating element had corroded and and broken. Using the heating element wire connector kit I was able to repair it in about 5 minutes. The shipping was extremely fast which was nice considering we couldn't use the dryer until the heat was fixed.

I replaced the heating element. Because my dryer is older and all videos online showed newer dryers, the back of my dryer wasn't as accessible as those in the videos. I had to lay the dryer on its front and found a screw at the bottom of the element in the back. This was not visible in an upright position. The element from Appliance Pros worked great -- no problems!

Because my dryer is so old I decided to order the parts from appliance pro to fix it myself. I have never made any kind of appliance repair on my own. Before I ordered the parts I reviewed the repair videos which seem like it would not be too hard to replace the heating element and the thermal cut off. I replaced three parts and put the dryer back together all within a couple of hours. I now have a working dryer. It took a while to vaccum all the lint and dust on the inside of the dryer. I am so pleased with the service and the cost of the parts that my next task is my 10 year old dishwasher. The videos were excellent in showing exactly how to make the repairs.

I originally ordered the Dryer Thermal Fuse as it appeared this was the most common problem. It didn't fix the issue. So I ordered all the other parts the site recommended thinking I would install the least expensive to the most expensive and stop installing when the correct part fixed the issue. In order, I installed 1) Dryer Thermal Fuse, 2) Heating Element Connecting Wire, 3) Dryer Thermister, 4) Thermal Cut Off Kit, and finally 5) Heating Element. Of course, it worked after I installed the Heating Element, the last part I installed.