propane detector battery operated
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$45.95avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$21.87–$64.63cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Market size
Okay$247K$247K/yr · 85K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad4,823avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-44.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad97%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 flat
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
100%
Open market
0%
- Kidde80%
- First Alert17%
- TOPTES3%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with 9V Battery Backup Digital Display 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$59.534.6★551 rev
FIRST ALERT Combination Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Backlit Digital Display GCO1CN
First Alert$49.984.4★1,004 rev
Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with AA Battery Backup Digital Backlit Display 85 dB Alarm Rotating Plug LED Status Indicators 5th Edition COPDLG
Kidde$64.634.6★551 rev
Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector Propane Natural Methane & Explosive Gas Alarm Plug-In Wall with 9-Volt Battery Backup Digital LED Display
Kidde$56.184.6★16,851 rev
Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector AA Battery Powered Portable for Travel or Home 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$23.484.7★1,517 rev
Newest
by launch dateKidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with AA Battery Backup Digital Backlit Display 85 dB Alarm Rotating Plug LED Status Indicators 5th Edition COPDLG
Kidde$64.63551 rev
Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with 9V Battery Backup Digital Display 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$59.53551 rev
Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector AA Battery Powered Portable for Travel or Home 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$23.481,517 rev
PT199 Natural Gas Leak Detector with Audible & Visual Alarm Portable Gas Sniffer to Locate Combustible Sources Like Methane Propane for Home(Includes Battery x2)-Orange
TOPTES$21.878,464 rev
FIRST ALERT Combination Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Backlit Digital Display GCO1CN
First Alert$49.981,004 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with AA Battery Backup Digital Backlit Display 85 dB Alarm Rotating Plug LED Status Indicators 5th Edition COPDLG
Kidde$64.634.6★
FIRST ALERT Combination Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Backlit Digital Display GCO1CN
First Alert$49.984.4★
Kidde Carbon Monoxide + Explosive Gas Natural Gas & Propane Alarm Plug-in with 9V Battery Backup Digital Display 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$59.534.6★
Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector AA Battery Powered Portable for Travel or Home 85 dB Alarm LED Status Indicators 3rd Edition
Kidde$23.484.7★
PT199 Natural Gas Leak Detector with Audible & Visual Alarm Portable Gas Sniffer to Locate Combustible Sources Like Methane Propane for Home(Includes Battery x2)-Orange
TOPTES$21.874.6★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 79 weeks — -44.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It's easy to put together”
“Good Value”
“easy to read”
“Excellent product”
“As advertised”
“Came in handy twice helping others”
“Good leak detector”
“Keeps you safe”
“I ran it through some tests and the sensitivity and detection worked great”
“No false alarms”
What buyers complain about
“which was leaking acid”
“both units failed after 4 months”
“battery was dead”
“Very loud”
“Doesnt work”
“VERY POOR quality control”
“I could smell a faint smell of gas”
“very large”
“Disappointing considering the amount of money spent on this unit”
“got no reading”