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Shower Pump

Fail

Demand is soft, at -16.6% this quarter, so Shower Pump is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Ranks 1,033 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · on the category median
Market size
£76K/yr51K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
34%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 48 sellers

Flapen Score

Shower Pump against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Shower Pump is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shower Pump market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shower Pump 51K times last year and spent an estimated £76K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 51K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £76K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
51K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.3%
Market size, estimated
£76Ka year
Peak month
February1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
shower pump33K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £113.76.

Listings sell for £113.76 on average, from £20.03 to £405.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £113.76 that is £0 to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£113.76above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£20.03–£405.41
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
250–500
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£11K
Returns
2.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

74% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 60% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #157 within Kitchen & Bath Fixtures. It carries 232 reviews at 4.18 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
74%
Prime listings
60%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#157in Kitchen & Bath Fixtures
Average rating
4.18 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
232per listing
Listings tracked
42

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Shower Pump 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 only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£5K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 flat

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

32%

  • Salamander Pumps16%
  • Bristan15%
  • Grundfos14%
  • KATSU Tools9%
  • Spopal9%
  • Felenny5%

Demand

Shower Pump search demand

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

3K2KHoliday '24Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Shower Pump search terms shoppers use

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

  • shower pump33K/yr
  • salamander shower pump8K/yr
  • shower pumps 2 bar twin6K/yr
  • shower pumps4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shower Pump

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

Complain

Durability25%−0.24

This item stopped working after a month of use

This pump broke after very few uses

stopped working after the first use

Quality-Overall10%−0.03

not reliable, do not buy

Rubbish

Poor quality

Noise Level6%

Noisy operation

Noisy pump

it's just soo noisy

Functionality-Overall4%−0.03

shame it doesn't stop

Not working

Doesnt work as described

Heating4%+0.14

have a couple of days with no heating or hot water

This pump does not heat the water

Its first real test came unexpectedly when our house lost both hot water and heating

Love

Value For Money10%+0.88

Great buy

Good value for money

Great for the price

Quality-Overall9%−0.03

The shower is good quality

Really good build quality

Excellent product

Ease Of Use9%+0.70

its been very handy so far

Easy to use

Very handy device

Battery Life9%+0.42

Battery lasts well

Battery life is good

good battery

Pressure8%+0.81

great water pressure

Boosted pressure just right

Amazing pressure

Return

2.8% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall16%▅▄▇█▃▆

shame it doesn't stop

Not working

Doesnt work as described

Size-Overall14%█▆▄█▄█

Needed quite a big reservoir

Small

This thing is tiny

Defective Material/Parts12%▆▄▃▆█▇
Compatibility-Overall7%▄██▅▅▂
Leak-Proof5%▁▆▁▄█▆

Water just leaks out

Not very powerful worked for a month then started leaking

however the power socket is placed too close to the outlet so if any leakage occurs the pump may cease to work

FAQ

Common Shower Pump questions

Answered from the same tracked data.