Product review (5 stars): OEM Part for 11 year old Whrilpool duet dryer
I took the lower front cover off of our 11 years old Whirlpool duet dryer. F.Y.I attached to the cover is the replacement part lists & diagrams of the dryer. FIRST, I turned off the circuit breaker-- I used an ohm meter and found the failureheating coil. I went online to find the part NO part available due to age of dryerreally? I know that most manufacturers use the same part BUT frequently changed the part number. Our model number dryer: GEW9259PW0 had no replacement coil part available. Ok, I looked for other coils and found one that looked like our failed unitWP3387747 ON Amazon for $30.32 via prime delivered to our front door. The OEM replacement matched up against the failed unit. We blew out all the dust and I install the new coil. Easy repair!  Photo shows the old unit is on top with this replacement below---an exact match/