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Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension

Fail

Prices span $5.73–$14.72, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 1,901 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −10 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£94K/yr144K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension 144K times last year and spent an estimated £94K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 144K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £94K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
144K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.4%
Conversion, latest week
7.9%
Market size, estimated
£94Ka year
Peak month
February1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
washing machine waste pipe extension22K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.25.

Listings sell for £8.25 on average, from £5.73 to £14.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £8.25 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.25under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.73–£14.72
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
£4K–£6K
Returns
3.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #13 within Kitchen & Bath Fixtures. It carries 852 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.6%
Average rank
#13in Kitchen & Bath Fixtures
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
852per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension 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£9K£19K£28K£38K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • Quanerba39%
  • twoonto14%
  • FIND A SPARE10%
  • UDouliuy8%
  • YOUYIKE5%
  • TMBMLPP3%

Demand

Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension search demand

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

3K2KHoliday '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension search terms shoppers use

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

  • washing machine waste pipe extension22K/yr
  • washing machine drain hose extension20K/yr
  • washing machine drain hose15K/yr
  • washing machine hose extension13K/yr
  • washing machine waste pipe12K/yr
  • washing machine extension hose10K/yr
  • drain hose7K/yr
  • dishwasher waste pipe extension6K/yr
  • dishwasher drain hose7K/yr
  • dishwasher hose extension7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension

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

Complain

Quality-Overall40%−0.18

poor quality fittings

Buy cheap you will end up buying twice

Poor quality

Strength17%−0.04

seem flimsy if overtightened

jubilee clips are rather flimsy

the 2 fixings were flimsy

Leak-Proof17%

Leaks

yet still we are leaking

still leaking

Mounting8%−0.05

the 2 fixings were flimsy

plastic screws break

Thickness4%−0.01

Its fairly thin so average quality

its thin and definitely thinner than the one I have

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product31%+2.57

Does the job perfectly

As described

Just what I required

Quality-Overall16%−0.18

Cheap and good

Excellent quality

Good product

Size-Overall15%−0.01

Fit well

Good fitting easy to connect no problem

No problems with fitment or use in the month

Value For Money13%+0.99

Worth every penny

great price

Good value for money

Ease Of Use6%+0.49

easy to use

Its simple, well thought out, and gives confidence that water is safely directed into the drain

A genuine solution to a common difficulty

Return

3.0% Return rate 56% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall51%▇██▅▆▇
Compatibility-Overall9%▄▆▅▇█▇
Leak-Proof7%▃▄▅█▂▆

Leaks

yet still we are leaking

still leaking

Functionality-Overall7%▄▅▂▆█▁
Quality-Overall7%▆▁▄█▅▅

poor quality fittings

Buy cheap you will end up buying twice

Poor quality

FAQ

Common Washing Machine Drain Hose Extension questions

Answered from the same tracked data.