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title: "Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve — $90K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **refrigerator water inlet valve**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-12.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 19Conversion 81Competition 26Returns 22Price range 74Avg price 88Brand share 30Review moat 81Quality gap 62
**Avg price**
**Great****$20.38**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****8.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****381**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$9.47–$30.89**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Bad****$90K**
$90K/yr · 52K searches
**Returns**
**Bad****5.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, refrigerator water inlet valve is a $90K/yr Amazon United States market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **refrigerator water inlet valve market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$61K–$82K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#258**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **36 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **193 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**23**
**Top-5 brand share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**9%**
- REEPLAR53% - Beaquicy10% - DAFORE9% - OEM MANIA WE CARE YOUR DIFFICULTY.8% - Robertshaw6% - Semzohc4% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 39 weeks — -12.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/refrigerator-water-inlet-valve/trend)
## **Top refrigerator water inlet valve search terms**
- **wpw10238100**5K/yr+11.1%20.9% conv. - **whirlpool water inlet valve ice maker**5K/yr-18.0%1.1% conv. - **refrigerator water inlet valve**6K/yr-3.3%1.4% conv. - **whirlpool fridge water inlet valve**4K/yr+3.2%2.3% conv. - **kitchenaid water inlet valve**4K/yr-8.9%1.6% conv. - **robertshaw water inlet valve**4K/yr-13.6%2.1% conv. - **whirlpool washer inlet valve**4K/yr-29.9%3.3% conv. - **w10498992**3K/yr-3.5%17.5% conv. - **whirlpool refrigerator water valve**3K/yr-17.9%1.3% conv. - **kenmore fridge water inlet valve**3K/yr-21.5%0.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/refrigerator-water-inlet-valve/search-terms)
## **Top refrigerator 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%15%$14K30%$27K45%$41K60%$54K101001K10K 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**W10238100 WPW10238100 W10498992 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen-Aid Kenmore May-tag Ikea Refrigerator Replacement for W11451511 AP6017532 IMV-8100 K-77473 S-86-QC N**REEPLAR**$18.13**4.6★396 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C54WY3XQ) [2![[W10238100 Valve OEM Mania] IMV-8100 W10238100 WPW10238100 NEW OEM Produced for Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve by Robertshaw Replacement Part W10342318 AP6017532](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41iW83oyWZL.jpg)**\[W10238100 Valve OEM Mania\] IMV-8100 W10238100 WPW10238100 NEW OEM Produced for Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve by Robertshaw Replacement Part W10342318 AP6017532**OEM MANIA WE CARE YOUR DIFFICULTY.**$26.98**4.4★495 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YTJC47H) [3![[FBA] NEW OEM Produced IMV708 W10408179 4389177 for Whirlpool Kitchenaid Kenmore Regrigerator Water Valve by Robertshaw Replacement Part](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41UI9cgiUmL.jpg)**\[FBA\] NEW OEM Produced IMV708 W10408179 4389177 for Whirlpool Kitchenaid Kenmore Regrigerator Water Valve by Robertshaw Replacement Part**Robertshaw**$24.49**4.5★873 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGCSGTZ) [4**WPW10238100 W10238100 WPW10341320 W10341320 Combination Water Inlet Valve**REEPLAR**$30.89**4.3★58 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2JQDW8) [5**Upgraded W10238100 WPW10238100 W10498992 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen Aid Kenmore Maytag JennAir Replacement For W11451511 W10865826 W10394076 W11482025 IMV-8100**DAFORE**$17.31**4.2★28 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6KDBL3V)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Upgrade WPW10498976 W10498976 Refrigerator Ice Maker Water Inlet Solenoid Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Maytag Replacement for W10420082 PS11755667 K-78200 W10498974 K-78186 2315508**ECHASL**$19.38**43 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8R76DGF) [**Upgraded W10238100 WPW10238100 W10498992 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen Aid Kenmore Maytag JennAir Replacement For W11451511 W10865826 W10394076 W11482025 IMV-8100**DAFORE**$17.31**28 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6KDBL3V) [**Upgraded W10408179 W10179146 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore KitchenAid Maytag IKEA Replacement For IMV708 W10408179VP 2188746 2186486 2315534 2304757 2205762 2188708**DAFORE**$21.64**82 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6KG42SP) [**Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve for Whirlpool Maytag KitchenAid Kenmore**TOVEN-RV**$18.59**76 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DC6P813J) [**WPW10238100 W10238100 WPW10341320 W10341320 Combination Water Inlet Valve**REEPLAR**$30.89**58 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2JQDW8)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**W11096268 w10758829 Water Inlet Valve - w10853296 suitable for kenmore whirlpool washers - W10632527 w11220230 water inlet valve exact fit wtw7300dw1 wtw8500dc5 etc.**Beaquicy**$22.77**4.3★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085PRLRSL) [**Semzohc W11210459 W10869799 WTW5000DW1 WTW4816FW2 Washer Water Inlet Valve Fit for Whirl-pool May-tag Ken-more ama-na cro-sley Replaces AP6329217 W10701459 W10838319 W11025984 W11038711**Semzohc**$24.96**4.5★**▲ 24%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKZXXYTW) [**Upgraded W10238100 WPW10238100 W10498992 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen Aid Kenmore Maytag JennAir Replacement For W11451511 W10865826 W10394076 W11482025 IMV-8100**DAFORE**$17.31**4.2★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6KDBL3V) [**Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve for Whirlpool Maytag KitchenAid Kenmore**TOVEN-RV**$18.59**4.3★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DC6P813J) [**W10394076 W10865826 Refrigerator Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kitchen-Aid Refrigerator Replacement for K-78282 W10726788 W10833705 W10872966 WPW10394076**REEPLAR**$18.56**4.4★**▲ 13%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7KT5K26)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about refrigerator water inlet valve**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**26%
*“Fit perfectly”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Good price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“Exactly as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Build quality looks comparable to the original valve”*
**Leak-Proof**9%
*“its not leaking”*
**Maintenance And Repair**4%
*“Easy repair”*
**Correct Contents**2%
*“exact part number”*
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
*“Easy to connect”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy peasey”*
**Pressure**2%
*“Flow rate seems good”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Leak-Proof**23%
*“causing another leakage”*
**Durability**15%
*“Failed after a year”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Very poor quality control”*
**Noise Level**6%
*“its loud”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Doest fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Advertising with fits my washer model number but incorrect”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“Doesn't work”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Didn't work for my model of kitchenaid”*
**Pressure**2%
*“out pressure is too high causing leakage thru Water Inlet Guide”*
**Ice Maker**2%
*“Overflowed ice maker”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**32%
**Defective Material/Parts**14%
**Leak-Proof**13%
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Mounting**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is refrigerator water inlet valve profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $90K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -12.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the refrigerator water inlet valve niche?**
- 9 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in refrigerator water inlet valve?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.9% — above our launch gate.
- **What does it cost to enter the refrigerator water inlet valve niche?**
- Listings span $9.47–$30.89; the average listing price is $20.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 381 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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