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WP3979617Replaces 2 older numbers

Whirlpool WP3979617 Dryer Timer - Genuine OEM

Whirlpool WP3979617 Dryer Timer - Genuine OEM

$156.20 USD
$225.14 USD $156.20 USD
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  • Fit checked against the maker’s own model list
  • Genuine OEM part, one-year warranty
  • 365-day returns, unopened and in the original box
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Also known by these numbers

If your old part carries any of these, this is the one you want.

  • 3979617
  • 8299782

Whirlpool WP3979617 is a timer for dryer appliances. New, genuine Whirlpool OEM — ordered from the brand's own distributor, not an aftermarket copy.

Read the number off your old part

Look for the number stamped or printed on the part itself. If it says WP3979617, or any of the 2 older numbers listed under Compatible parts below, this is the replacement. Every one of them is discontinued and every one leads here.

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Weight and size of the parcel as it ships: 0.79 lb · 4.8425, 4.2519, 6.1417 in. These are the carton, not the part — do not measure your old part against them.

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  • One year warranty, backed by FIXIT PARTS — if it fails in the first year we replace it.
  • 30 day returns — unused and uninstalled, in the original box.
  • Ships the same business day on orders placed before 12:00 PM Pacific.

Part numbers on this page

Manufacturer numbers: 3979617, 8299782.

Models this part fits

67 models

Fits: 1CWED5100VQ0, 1CWED5200VQ0, 4GMEDC300YW0, 4GMEDC300YW1, 4GMEDC300YW2, 4KMED5700TQ0, 4KMED5700TQ1, 4KMED5900TW0, 4KMEDC300BW0, 4KMEDX505BW0, 4KNED5800TQ0, 4KNED5800TQ1, AED4470TQ0, EED4400TQ0, HED4400TQ0, IED4400SQ0, IED4400TQ0, IES5000RQ0, IES5000RQ1, IS82000, IV86000, IV87000, MED5600TQ0, MED5600TQ1, MED5620TQ0, MED5620TQ1, MED5621TQ0, MED5630TQ0, MED5630TQ1, NED5400TQ0, NED5500TQ0, RED4400SQ0, RED4400TQ0, RES6745PQ0, RES7646KQ1, RES7646KQ2, RES7646KQ3, RES7648KQ1, RES7745PQ0, RES7745RQ0, RES7745RQ1, TEDS840JQ1, TEDS840JQ2, TEDS840JQ3, TEDS840PQ0, TEDS840PQ1, WED4800BQ0, WED5100VQ0, WED5200VQ0, WED5500SQ0, WED5500ST0, WED5510VQ0, WED5550SQ0, WED5550ST0, WED5600SQ0, WED5600ST0, YAED4470TQ0, YEED4400TQ0, YHED4400TQ0, YMED5600TQ0, YMED5600TQ1, YMED5620TQ0, YMED5620TQ1, YNED5500TQ0, YRES7645KQ1, YWED4800BQ0, YWED5200VQ0.

Also fits these brands

  • Roper
  • Magic Chef
  • Whirlpool
  • Inglis
  • Maytag
  • Admiral
  • Estate
  • Amana
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Model cross reference

This part WP3979617 works with all 67 models listed, all of them dryers.

Need help finding your model number?
Model number ManufacturerAppliance type
1CWED5100VQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
1CWED5200VQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
4GMEDC300YW0 WhirlpoolDryer
4GMEDC300YW1 WhirlpoolDryer
4GMEDC300YW2 MaytagDryer
4KMED5700TQ0 MaytagDryer
4KMED5700TQ1 MaytagDryer
4KMED5900TW0 MaytagDryer
4KMEDC300BW0 MaytagDryer
4KMEDX505BW0 MaytagDryer
4KNED5800TQ0 AmanaDryer
4KNED5800TQ1 AmanaDryer
AED4470TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
EED4400TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
HED4400TQ0 Magic ChefDryer
IED4400SQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
IED4400TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
IES5000RQ0 InglisDryer
IES5000RQ1 InglisDryer
IS82000 InglisDryer
IV86000 InglisDryer
IV87000 InglisDryer
MED5600TQ0 MaytagDryer
MED5600TQ1 MaytagDryer
MED5620TQ0 MaytagDryer
MED5620TQ1 WhirlpoolDryer
MED5621TQ0 MaytagDryer
MED5630TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
MED5630TQ1 WhirlpoolDryer
NED5400TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
NED5500TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
RED4400SQ0 RoperDryer
RED4400TQ0 RoperDryer
RES6745PQ0 RoperDryer
RES7646KQ1 RoperDryer
RES7646KQ2 RoperDryer
RES7646KQ3 RoperDryer
RES7648KQ1 RoperDryer
RES7745PQ0 RoperDryer
RES7745RQ0 RoperDryer
RES7745RQ1 RoperDryer
TEDS840JQ1 EstateDryer
TEDS840JQ2 EstateDryer
TEDS840JQ3 EstateDryer
TEDS840PQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
TEDS840PQ1 EstateDryer
WED4800BQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5100VQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5200VQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5500SQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5500ST0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5510VQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5550SQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5550ST0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5600SQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
WED5600ST0 WhirlpoolDryer
YAED4470TQ0 AdmiralDryer
YEED4400TQ0 EstateDryer
YHED4400TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer
YMED5600TQ0 WhirlpoolDryer

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