Product review (5 stars): Perfect Replacement
I put this into a Kitchenaid machine whose heating element had physically broken after many years.  The element arrived with some shipping damage (one contact of the element was bent), because it was sent in the wholesale box that was not designed for individual shipment.  I was, fortunately, able to bend the contact back to the correct orientation without damage. The element was different in shape from the one in the machine (it had several straight sections, rather than being uniformly circular).  I got reassurance from an online source that it would fit just fine, and that is how it turned out.  Installed it myself, which was straightforward.  Along with the element, you also are instructed to replace the control circuit board (located in the door) with the new one supplied with the element. Evidently, the new board has some revised programming  That swap was easy.  While the machine was clear of the cabinetry, I also took the opportunity to clear the strainer screens and traps, which was more difficult because of calcium build-up from hard water, but made easier by the set of instructions that I found taped behind the base plate of the washer.  End result:  Like-new performance.  Excellent product.  Ship it with more care, please.