--- title: "aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter — Niche Verdict: Skip it (29/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/aircare-1045-super-wick-replacement-filter" last_updated: "2026-07-10T02:41:28.594Z" locale: en meta: description: "a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 90% of clicks) — aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 90% of clicks) — aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter — Niche Verdict: Skip it (29/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter** **Skip it****29/100 ** a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 90% of clicks) — aircare 1045 super wick replacement filter doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$63K** **Growth (1y)** **+68.7%** **Products** **7** **Brands** **5** was 4 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Price range** **$26.07–$74.79** **Returns** **0.5%** **Rating** **4.7★** **Skip it** Scored 29/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **3** ×0.30 Growth **56** ×0.30 Competition **0** ×0.20 Quality gap **21** ×0.10 Returns **96** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +68.7% year over year. 1K575Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 24.9× ## **Competition** - FODACEL43% - AIRCARE36% - EVERSHOW10% - YUUCOO7% - LBLVBNEWD4% - Other0% The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 5 brands and 18 sellers compete here. **Brands** **5 **▲rising was 4 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WJSv6ZhkL.jpg) [**AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (1)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018I2ND00) AIRCARE$26.074.7★3,48031%▼falling 2 ![3 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PMxQzT7kL.jpg) [**3 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGJCBMW5) FODACEL$73.444.7★15125%▲rising 3 ![2 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41AvT1BEX4L.jpg) [**2 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGJ4H3QV) FODACEL$54.834.7★15118%▲rising 4 ![1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with Aircare Essick Air H12300HB H12400HB H12600 H12001 H12300 H12400 H12AEUO H12AUKP Humidifiers](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ayhqh6CkL.jpg) [**1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with Aircare Essick Air H12300HB H12400HB H12600 H12001 H12300 H12400 H12AEUO H12AUKP Humidifiers**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZKJ2GB8) EVERSHOW$28.114.7★54910%▲rising 5 ![YUUCOO 1 Pack 1045 Humidifier Super Wick Filter Compatible with Essick Air AIRCARE H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12600 H12001 H12AEUO H12AUKP Series Humidifiers.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41OfLJtJLVL.jpg) [**YUUCOO 1 Pack 1045 Humidifier Super Wick Filter Compatible with Essick Air AIRCARE H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12600 H12001 H12AEUO H12AUKP Series Humidifiers.**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFLNDXNG) YUUCOO$30.584.6★1047%▼falling 6 ![AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZqO-XmOkL.jpg) [**AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (3)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NSJW3N8) AIRCARE$74.794.7★3,4806%▼falling 7 ![1045 Super Wick Replacement Filter for AIRCARE Replacement Filter Fit with AIRCARE Essick Air Evaporative Humidifier H12001 H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12AEUO H12AUKP H12CUKO](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41pdBHHQ2IL.jpg) [**1045 Super Wick Replacement Filter for AIRCARE Replacement Filter Fit with AIRCARE Essick Air Evaporative Humidifier H12001 H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12AEUO H12AUKP H12CUKO**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRFHMW18) LBLVBNEWD$27.144.7★264%▲rising ## **Product shelf** All 7 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (1)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WJSv6ZhkL.jpg)**AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (1)** AIRCARE**$26.07**4.7★3,480 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018I2ND00) [![3 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41PMxQzT7kL.jpg)**3 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP** FODACEL**$73.44**4.7★151 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGJCBMW5) [![2 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41AvT1BEX4L.jpg)**2 Pack 1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with 1045 Air-care Essick Humidifier Model H12300/H12300HB/H12400/H12400HB/H12600/H12600/H12001/H12AEUO/H12AUKP** FODACEL**$54.83**4.7★151 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGJ4H3QV) [![1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with Aircare Essick Air H12300HB H12400HB H12600 H12001 H12300 H12400 H12AEUO H12AUKP Humidifiers](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ayhqh6CkL.jpg)**1045 Super Wick Humidifier Filter Replacement Compatible with Aircare Essick Air H12300HB H12400HB H12600 H12001 H12300 H12400 H12AEUO H12AUKP Humidifiers** EVERSHOW**$28.11**4.7★549 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZKJ2GB8) [![YUUCOO 1 Pack 1045 Humidifier Super Wick Filter Compatible with Essick Air AIRCARE H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12600 H12001 H12AEUO H12AUKP Series Humidifiers.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41OfLJtJLVL.jpg)**YUUCOO 1 Pack 1045 Humidifier Super Wick Filter Compatible with Essick Air AIRCARE H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12600 H12001 H12AEUO H12AUKP Series Humidifiers.** YUUCOO**$30.58**4.6★104 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFLNDXNG) [![AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (3)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ZqO-XmOkL.jpg)**AIRCARE 1045 Replacement Console Wick Black (3)** AIRCARE**$74.79**4.7★3,480 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NSJW3N8) [![1045 Super Wick Replacement Filter for AIRCARE Replacement Filter Fit with AIRCARE Essick Air Evaporative Humidifier H12001 H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12AEUO H12AUKP H12CUKO](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41pdBHHQ2IL.jpg)**1045 Super Wick Replacement Filter for AIRCARE Replacement Filter Fit with AIRCARE Essick Air Evaporative Humidifier H12001 H12300 H12300HB H12400 H12400HB H12600 H12AEUO H12AUKP H12CUKO** LBLVBNEWD**$27.14**4.7★26 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRFHMW18) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Size-Overall**19% *“Perfect fit”* **Filtration**13% *“Filter”* **Quality-Overall**13% *“Good quality wick”* **Value For Money**10% *“Good value”* **Efficiency**9% *“This wick worked much better than the last one”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**7% *“works as advertised”* **Durability**5% *“Lightweight and durable”* **Humidification**5% *“Fits our humidifier as expected”* **Air Purification**4% *“Good Replacement Filter for my AirCare H12-400HB Evaporative Humidifier”* **Strength**4% *“very effective”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Value For Money**27% *“they were overpriced back then It's simply amazing to me that such an item would double in cost in less than 10 yrs”* **Ease Of Cleaning**7% *“not something that can be cleaned”* **Water Resistance**7% *“this is just unavoidable using tap water especially in an area with extremely hard water”* **Smell**5% *“I usually change out the filter/wick every month because they get gross and smelly, even with a bacteriostatic treatment”* **Adhesion/Stickiness**4% *“all of the glue holding the fabric failed”* **Durability**4% *“You can see in the photo the mess as it completely fell apart”* **Color**2% *“or turns nasty colors”* **Recycle/Reuse**2% *“it is to be tossed or recycled when it gets clogged with deposits. salts, etc”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall33% - Filtration23% - Compatibility-Overall13% - Humidification12% - Defective Material/Parts5% - Functionality-Overall5% - Adhesion/Stickiness3% - Smell3% - Quality-Overall3% - Water Resistance1%