--- title: "refrigerator water inlet valve — Niche Verdict: Skip it (41/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/refrigerator-water-inlet-valve" last_updated: "2026-07-10T02:50:04.702Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($76K/yr) — refrigerator water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($76K/yr) — refrigerator water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "refrigerator water inlet valve — Niche Verdict: Skip it (41/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **refrigerator water inlet valve** **Skip it****41/100 ** a small market ($76K/yr) — refrigerator water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$76K** **Growth (1y)** **+202.5%** **Products** **14** **Brands** **9** was 7 a year ago **Sellers** **25** **Price range** **$9.47–$31.22** **Returns** **5.9%** **Rating** **4.4★** **Skip it** Scored 41/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **4** ×0.30 Growth **77** ×0.30 Competition **33** ×0.20 Quality gap **49** ×0.10 Returns **52** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 35 weeks — +202.5% year over year. 1K506.5Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26 ## **Competition** - REEPLAR53% - Beaquicy10% - OEM MANIA WE CARE YOUR DIFFICULTY.9% - DAFORE8% - Robertshaw6% - ECHASL5% - Other (3 brands)9% The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 9 brands and 25 sellers compete here. **Brands** **9 **▲rising was 7 a year ago **Sellers** **25** **Top 5 brand share** **86%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![W10238100 WPW10238100 W10498992 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen-Aid Kenmore May-tag Ikea Refrigerator Replacement for W11451511 AP6017532 IMV-8100 K-77473 S-86-QC N](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41MAhEdKb1L.jpg) [**W10238100 WPW10238100 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