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Plug Hole Cleaner

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But prices span $2.41–$10.84, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plug Hole Cleaner is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£74K/yr86K searches / yr
90-day growth
+28.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 122 sellers

Flapen Score

Plug Hole Cleaner against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Plug Hole Cleaner is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plug Hole Cleaner market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plug Hole Cleaner 86K times last year and spent an estimated £74K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–Jul. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

13.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 86K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +28.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £74K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
86K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+28.7%
Conversion, latest week
13.7%
Market size, estimated
£74Ka year
Peak month
July1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
drain smell eliminator13K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.27.

Listings sell for £6.27 on average, from £2.41 to £10.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.27 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.27under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.41–£10.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 14.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #54 within Plumbing. It carries 1,516 reviews at 4.16 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
14.7%
Average rank
#54in Plumbing
Average rating
4.16 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,516per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Plug Hole Cleaner products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

122

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

10%

  • Buster47%
  • Mr Muscle19%
  • HG14%
  • PLUMBO5%
  • Duzzit3%
  • Cillit Bang2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)

Demand

Plug Hole Cleaner search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Plug Hole Cleaner search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • drain smell eliminator13K/yr
  • smelly drain cleaner11K/yr
  • drain odour eliminator7K/yr
  • sink freshener6K/yr
  • drain freshener6K/yr
  • sink cleaner for smelling sinks4K/yr
  • sink smell eliminator5K/yr
  • drain deodoriser5K/yr
  • drain odour remover8K/yr
  • drain freshener super strength4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug Hole Cleaner

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Functionality-Overall26%−0.29

not totally effective

Didn't work

Does not work straight away

Smell24%−0.03

- Strong odor

Barely any smell

almost mildew-like smell

Value For Money4%+0.90

I debated on this as it was expensive

Not worth the money

Waste of money

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.69

Doesnt do whats it says

Misleading title as it doesn't unblock at all

Its impact is not on par with advertising

Leak-Proof4%

Arrived leaking

One of the Bottles had leaked into the packaging

it has been leaking as the photo shows

Love

Quality-Overall15%+1.08

Pretty effective product

Quality drain unblocker

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+0.69

As described

As advertised

works exactly as advertised

Smell14%−0.03

Nice fresh scent

no nasty smells

Smells nice

Value For Money14%+0.90

Best price

Value for Money

Excellent value for money

Efficiency11%+0.89

Performs very well

Works well

Effective

Return

0.1% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall25%▅▃█▇▁▅

not totally effective

Didn't work

Does not work straight away

Leak-Proof20%▅▅▅▇▇█

Arrived leaking

One of the Bottles had leaked into the packaging

it has been leaking as the photo shows

Value For Money9%▇▁█▄▁▅

I debated on this as it was expensive

Not worth the money

Waste of money

Smell7%▃▅▂▇█▄

- Strong odor

Barely any smell

almost mildew-like smell

Eco Friendliness6%▄█▂▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Plug Hole Cleaner questions

Answered from the same tracked data.