Whirlpool Kenmore Dryer Repair Kit: UPGRADED 279838 Heating Element, 3977767 Thermal Fuse & More - BlueStars Exact Fit Replacement Parts Review

Not much to say other than this was the right piece I needed at a great price. I ordered on Thursday and had it by Saturday afternoon. So far no problems with the heating element.

I'm a 72 year old female, and I've never repaired anything electrical before, but it looked easy and was certainly cheaper than replacing the clothes dryer. I replaced the heating element and two heat fuses. No problem! It cost about $26. Not bad! I also cleaned out a ton of lint, and now I'm waiting for a new dryer vent hose. It's like getting a new dryer!

My dryer would not turn on. Bought these three parts installed them and my dryer works now. Save me from buying and only cost $25.

Easy to install and fit perfectly. The dryer cranked right up and was nice and hot. Took all but 10 minutes to install. The cost of the kit may not be worth it for older or heavily used dryers!

Used a Multi-meter set on ohms to trace down a bad heating element on my electric clothes dryer. Found this exact replacement on Best Buy. Since I had already removed the old element I had this one in and the dryer running in under 30 minutes. Works flawlessly. This purchase probably saved me over $100 in labor and parts markup by doing it myself. Can't speak to longevity but the original element lasted 9 years. This one should outlast the dryer. Highly recommend both the part and supplier.

Not high quality at all. It works, but this is the second heating element of this type that I purchased in three years. The elements tend to sag excessively, weld themselves to the housing, and remain energized while the dryer is running. This causes the dryer to not cycle the operating thermostats and cycle the high limit thermostat instead. My dryer was getting really hot and after troubleshooting with a multimeter, I verified that the heating element was shorted to ground. I could see this…

The parts do not fit dryer code given. Heater coil does not line up or fit the dryer. then if you are lucky to get it on the part does not line up with the holes on the dryer causing a whole bunch of other problems. I give them no stars.

I didn’t have time to check which of the 3 I needed so I replaced all three. But dryer started right up and started drying just fine.Never knew how long these are supposed to last though.

Exact fit! Just be sure to replace both fuses. The first time, in only replaced the top thermostat fuse and it blew after only a few days (YouTube warned me). It’s worth the extra few dollars. The second time I decided to replace both thermostats and the heating element just to be sure. The price makes it easy. Less than half the cost from a service shop.

This product lasted 7 months, for 2 adults and 2 toddlers. Not impressed, I will find a better replacement. The repair kit may not be suitable for DIY beginners.

Worked fine for 1 year and 3 months before heating element burnt out, I am disappointed it didn't last longer. Replacement parts may not fit as snugly as the original parts, causing further damage to the dryer!

This item arrived 2 days early. It was exactly as described and fit perfectly. Cost was about 1/3 the price from the original equipment supplier. All parts were included, and it worked perfectly when installed.

I would totally have bought a new dryer, when all it needed was this new element, my handyman installed it in a jiffy so the total bill was about $120. FYI. the reason the element went out was I had installed a new dryer vent cover outside but installed it upsidedown, so it clogged and the heat went back down and hence blew the element. So, make sure you put the dryer vents on the right way!