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maytag washer water inlet valve

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A small market ($61K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 23Conversion 75Competition 41Returns 23Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 68Review moat 84Quality gap 76

Avg price

Incredible$31.54

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.96–$69.87

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Great310.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Great7.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Good64%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Bad-4.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Returns

Bad5.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad$61K

$61K/yr · 27K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, maytag washer water inlet valve is a $61K/yr Amazon United States market (27K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

maytag washer water inlet valve market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$32K–$39K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.1%
Avg BSR
#1,522
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
3.1%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
237 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

29%

  • Replizo23%
  • TOMOON14%
  • Vypart10%
  • AZ4U9%
  • prime&swift8%
  • AMI PARTS8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 109 weeks — -4.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top maytag washer water inlet valve search terms

  • maytag washer water inlet valve16K/yr
  • maytag water inlet valve9K/yr
  • maytag bravos xl water inlet valve2K/yr
All search terms

Top maytag washer water inlet valve 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%$6K20%$12K30%$18K40%$24K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about maytag washer water inlet valve

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall30%

“Exact Fit”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“Better then expected”

Value For Money13%

“Best Price”

Leak-Proof7%

“Doesn't leak and works fully as intended”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great quality doesn't leak easy installation exactly fits”

Maintenance And Repair3%

“saved a repair visit”

Product Condition3%

“Brand New”

Ease Of Use3%

“being the part is easy to change out”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Fixed my slow fill on my Maytag”

Assembly/Installation2%

“working correctly- watch YouTube for installation instructions”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof34%

“Leaking badly now”

Durability23%

“Broke in 6 months”

Quality-Overall8%

“Poorly made product not recommended”

Defective Material/Parts5%

“Product failed”

Water Resistance4%

“After about 6 months we started having the same water issue”

Noise Level3%

“its noisy”

Value For Money2%

“Cost me thousands of dollars”

Size-Overall1%

“The connectors are a different size”

Mounting1%

“however it didnt line up with the holes when mounting”

Assembly/Installation1%

“Only hard part of the installation was getting the electrical connectors off of the solenoids -- had to use a very small screwdriver blade to pry them off while pulling hard on them”

Top return reasons

Leak-Proof22%
Size-Overall20%
Defective Material/Parts19%
Compatibility-Overall8%
Functionality-Overall7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Connectivity-Overall3%
Value For Money2%
Maintenance And Repair2%
Product Condition2%

Common questions

Is maytag washer water inlet valve profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $61K/yr across 20 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the maytag washer water inlet valve niche?
16 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in maytag washer water inlet valve?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.6% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for maytag washer water inlet valve peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the maytag washer water inlet valve niche?
Listings span $8.96–$69.87; the average listing price is $31.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 310 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.