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title: "242252702 — $124K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **242252702**
**Skip it**
High returns (8.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 23Conversion 94Competition 21Returns 13Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 32Review moat 86Quality gap 68
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$26.07**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$20.49–$48.00**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****11.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****286.29**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****$124K**
$124K/yr · 40K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****75%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Returns**
**Bad****8.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 242252702 is a $124K/yr Amazon United States market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **242252702 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$104K–$130K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#436**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **79%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **31 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **191 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**34**
**Top-5 brand share**
**86%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**75%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**10%**
- Yigiao35% - Frigidaire23% - Micnce12% - Garsoo10% - Blutoget6% - Fetechmate4% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 106 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
900700Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/242252702/trend)
## **Top 242252702 search terms**
- **242252702**19K/yr+5.8%18.8% conv. - **frigidaire water inlet valve**10K/yr-21.0%3.7% conv. - **water inlet valve frigidaire**3K/yr+32.3%4.0% conv. - **frigidaire water valve replacement**5K/yr-25.6%5.0% conv. - **frigidaire water valve**3K/yr-11.7%4.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/242252702/search-terms)
## **Top 242252702 products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$12K20%$25K30%$37K40%$50K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**242252702 Refrigerator Water inlet Valve for Frigidaire Kenmore Electrolux Crosley Fridge Water Valve replacement Parts 240531101 241734301 WV2702 AP5671757 240321801 K-76150 1 Year Warranty**Yigiao**$24.00**4.2★171 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPM8M2DZ) [2**Micnce Upgraded 242252702 240531101 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Frigidaire Kenmore Crosley Electrolux Replace 240505101 240505102 240508101 240508102 241734301-1 Year Warranty**Micnce**$21.79**4.3★32 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNM97V5Q) [3**GENUINE Frigidaire 242252702 Water Valve for Refrigerator**Frigidaire**$48.00**4.6★2,379 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9C97M) [4**Frigidaire 242252702 Water Inlet Valve for Refrigerators**Frigidaire**$35.26**4.6★563 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HNEJHT6) [5**242252702 240531101 Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Frigidaire Kenmore Electrolux Crosley etc Refrigerator Replace 2692163 AP5671757 PS7784018 241734301 K-76150 WV2702 etc 1 Year warranty**Garsoo**$23.18**4.3★128 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJR37J38)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Upgraded 242252603 Refrigerator Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve for Electrolux Frigidaire kenmore Icemaker Solenoid Valves Replacement parts AP5671756 241803701 PS7784017 241803703 218475600 218720400**ECHASL**$20.90**58 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKN3TQ9P) [**242252702 Refrigerator Triple Solenoid Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Frigidaire Electrolux Kenmore Crosley and White-Westinghouse Replacement Part AP5671757 PS7784018 EAP7784018 PD00000153**Salugre**$22.43**20 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCMJM84J) [**242252702 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Fit for Fr-igidaire Ken-more Elec-trolux Cro-sley Fridge Triple Solenoid Inlet Water Valve Replace 240505101 240531101 K-76150 WV2702241 636701 by Fetechmate**Fetechmate**$22.12**22 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB3QV8BX) [**242252603 Refrigerator Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve for Frigidaire kenmore Electrolux Icemaker Solenoid Valves Replacement parts AP5671756 241803703 241803701 218475600 218720400 240380301 etc**Yigiao**$20.49**64 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F87WGVR9) [**Upgraded 242252702 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Frigidaire Electrolux Kenmore Crosley Replacement For WV2702 K-76150 2692163 240321801 241734301 AP5671757 PS7784018 1 Year Warranty**DAFORE**$22.33**31 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6J541BB)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Upgraded 242252603 Refrigerator Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve for Electrolux Frigidaire kenmore Icemaker Solenoid Valves Replacement parts AP5671756 241803701 PS7784017 241803703 218475600 218720400**ECHASL**$20.90**4.3★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKN3TQ9P) [**UPGRADED 242252702 240531101 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Fit for Frigidaire Kenmore Elec.trolux Refrigerator-Replaces 2692163 241734301 AP5671757 K-76150 WV2702 240321801 241636701 by Blutoget**Blutoget**$23.20**4.3★**▲ 69%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJVLFWLF) [**ERP 242252702 Refrigerator Triple Water Valve**ERP**$20.54**4.4★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HG03W1Q) [**242252702 Refrigerator Water inlet Valve for Frigidaire Kenmore Electrolux Crosley Fridge Water Valve replacement Parts 240531101 241734301 WV2702 AP5671757 240321801 K-76150 1 Year Warranty**Yigiao**$24.00**4.2★**▲ 25%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPM8M2DZ) [**242252702 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Fit for Fr-igidaire Ken-more Elec-trolux Cro-sley Fridge Triple Solenoid Inlet Water Valve Replace 240505101 240531101 K-76150 WV2702241 636701 by Fetechmate**Fetechmate**$22.12**4.6★**▲ 25%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB3QV8BX)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 242252702**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**24%
*“Exact fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
*“Works better than expected”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Definitely worth the price”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Easy Peasy”*
**Maintenance And Repair**7%
*“Perfect replacement and easy to change”*
**Leak-Proof**5%
*“Didn't leak and all solenoids were operating unlike more expensive valve”*
**Durability**5%
*“so I am confident saying it's a durable product”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Quality replacement”*
**Pressure**3%
*“Great valve”*
**Noise Level**2%
*“Very quiet”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Leak-Proof**33%
*“Leaks like a sieve”*
**Ice Maker**7%
*“Filled the ice maker too full”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“Slot for alignment pin too small”*
**Pressure**6%
*“To high of a pressure”*
**Durability**6%
*“Finally caught a break”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Cheap and noisy”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“she saw it dirty”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Have not installed it yet”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Doesn't fit FGHB2868TF”*
**Connectivity-Overall**3%
*“Had to return because the electrical connections were not correct for my Kenmore refrigerator. needed large prongs and small prongs”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Leak-Proof**27%
**Size-Overall**20%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Connectivity-Overall**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Value For Money**2%
**Noise Level**2%
**Water Resistance**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 242252702 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $124K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the 242252702 niche?**
- 11 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 242252702?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Ice Maker, Size-Overall. The return rate is 8.2% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for 242252702 peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 242252702 niche?**
- Listings span $20.49–$48.00; the average listing price is $26.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 286 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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