--- title: "whirlpool water inlet valve — Niche Verdict: Skip it (42/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/whirlpool-water-inlet-valve" last_updated: "2026-07-10T19:12:29.531Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($79K/yr) — whirlpool water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($79K/yr) — whirlpool water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "whirlpool water inlet valve — Niche Verdict: Skip it (42/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **whirlpool water inlet valve** **Skip it****42/100 ** a small market ($79K/yr) — whirlpool water inlet valve doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$79K** **Growth (1y)** **+106.9%** **Products** **34** **Brands** **25** was 37 a year ago **Sellers** **53** **Price range** **$9.01–$58.44** **Returns** **5.4%** **Rating** **4.4★** **Skip it** Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **4** ×0.30 Growth **66** ×0.30 Competition **53** ×0.20 Quality gap **52** ×0.10 Returns **56** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +106.9% year over year. 4K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. 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