--- title: "wpw10179146 — Niche Verdict: Skip it (40/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/appliances/wpw10179146" last_updated: "2026-07-09T22:48:47.689Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($75K/yr) — wpw10179146 doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($75K/yr) — wpw10179146 doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "wpw10179146 — Niche Verdict: Skip it (40/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **wpw10179146** **Skip it****40/100 ** a small market ($75K/yr) — wpw10179146 doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$75K** **Growth (1y)** **+143.6%** **Products** **12** **Brands** **12** was 7 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Price range** **$18.05–$55.64** **Returns** **7.1%** **Rating** **4.2★** **Skip it** Scored 40/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **4** ×0.30 Growth **70** ×0.30 Competition **31** ×0.20 Quality gap **73** ×0.10 Returns **39** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +143.6% year over year. 525262.5Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5× ## **Competition** - Garsoo32% - Whirlpool11% - DAFORE9% - Primeco9% - TOMOON8% - GIZMO TECH PARTS7% - Other (6 brands)23% The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 12 brands and 18 sellers compete here. **Brands** **12 **▲rising was 7 a year ago **Sellers** **18** **Top 5 brand share** **69%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![W10179146 WPW10179146 Water Inlet Valve Compatible with whirlpool kenmore maytag amana kitchen aid and ikea Refrigerator(not all models) Replacement: W10155357 1546655 AP6016381 PS11749668](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Coon2igkL.jpg) [**W10179146 WPW10179146 Water Inlet Valve Compatible with whirlpool kenmore maytag amana kitchen aid and ikea Refrigerator(not all models) Replacement: W10155357 1546655 AP6016381 PS11749668**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJNSKKWF) Garsoo$22.044.3★13732%▼falling 2 ![Whirlpool WPW10179146 Genuine OEM SxS Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Assembly Replacement Part - 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