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Review on Revive Your Dryer With 279838 Heating Element Kit - Compatible With Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, And More! by Mikey Shook

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Dryer Fixed! on my review.

The parts on my dryer started to fail one by one and it was getting expensive just from piecemeal replacements, so I decided to replace the entire heating element and other electrical components for a full refresh. This kit included everything I needed. After checking to make sure this kit matched the parts I needed for my machine, I ordered it and installed it with no huge issues. There were some fit issues but that was mostly due to the dryer's other parts being a bit warped from 7 years of use. Some slight bending and muscling here and there , but it all eventually fit, and now my dryer works just as new! It's been a few months since replacing the parts and it's been running smoothly so far.Installation took a while but that was expected with so many parts to replace and with my dryer being in a really awkward position. I had a bit of advantage here too since I'm an electrical engineer, so it was all common stuff to me, but to someone unfamiliar to working with electrical components, it may take a bit longer to do. There are videos on youtube that can step you through the install.Note that upon using the dryer the first time, I recommend running it empty for a bit since the heating coil will smell (new resistors). After a few minutes of being on and heating up, the smell goes away.

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  • The product may not be safe for use around children and pets