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title: "Whirlpool Water Inlet Valve — $84K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **whirlpool water inlet valve**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-24.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 21Growth 13Conversion 39Competition 45Returns 24Price range 85Avg price 95Brand share 58Review moat 78Quality gap 58
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$24.64**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$8.97–$57.67**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****431.6**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Good****70%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Bad****5.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$84K**
$84K/yr · 109K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-24.9%**
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, whirlpool water inlet valve is a $84K/yr Amazon United States market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **whirlpool water inlet valve market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$62K–$74K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#647**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **169 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**23 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**51**
**Top-5 brand share**
**70%**
Top 20: 97%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 91%
**Open market**
**26%**
- Beaquicy26% - Semzohc16% - TOMOON16% - DEEKOOL7% - Edovaf5% - YUUCOO4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 108 weeks — -24.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/whirlpool-water-inlet-valve/trend)
## **Top whirlpool water inlet valve search terms**
- **whirlpool washer water inlet valve**15K/yr-27.0%3.7% conv. - **water inlet valve**16K/yr-27.4%0.5% conv. - **whirlpool water inlet valve**14K/yr-26.7%2.3% conv. - **inlet water valve for washing machine**8K/yr-3.9%1.0% conv. - **water inlet valve whirlpool**8K/yr+4.1%2.4% conv. - **washer water inlet valve**6K/yr-15.8%1.8% conv. - **kenmore water inlet valve**6K/yr-29.5%1.2% conv. - **washing machine water inlet valve**4K/yr-28.9%1.2% conv. - **washer inlet valve**5K/yr-29.2%1.3% conv. - **whirlpool washer inlet water valve**5K/yr-26.7%2.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/whirlpool-water-inlet-valve/search-terms)
## **Top whirlpool 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%5%$4K10%$8K15%$13K20%$17K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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★480 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKZXXYTW) [2**285805 Washer Water Inlet Valve with Mounting Bracket - Suitable for Whirlpool Kenmore Kitchen-Aid Washer - Replaces 292197 3349451 3354565 KAWS850JQ4 LSQ8243HQ0 7MLSC9545JQ2**Beaquicy**$9.47**4.6★1,289 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0836LP3SW) [3**285805 Water Inlet Valve - Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore May.tag and GE Washers wtw8500dc wtw4955h wtw5100vq2 417.97912702 110.92588210 41797822700 (2 Year WARRANTY**TOMOON**$8.97**4.6★751 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RJ2D93Y) [4**W11210459 W10869799 Washer Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore May-tag Crosley Amana Inglis Replacement for W10701459 W11025984 ap6329217 W10838319 W11038711 33190190 W11210459VP**DEEKOOL**$25.25**4.6★465 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKVSF9VT) [5**Upgraded W10144820 Washer Water Inlet Valve Compatible with whirlpool amana kenmore Washers Replace AP6015761 W10140914 WPW10144820 W10311458 W1AP6015761 PS11749042 Washing Machine Replacement Parts**Edovaf**$20.20**4.2★197 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1JSTDBP)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**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) [**Whirlpool W11513255 Genuine OEM Washer Water Inlet Valve Assembly Replacement Part - Replaces W11385821**Whirlpool**$57.67**25 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYNQDDB9) [**For Whirlpool Cabrio WTW7000DW0 WTW7300DW1 WTW8040DW4 Water Inlet Valve**VNAPARTS**$45.18**31 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQHGC9TK) [**Upgraded W10144820 Washer Water Inlet Valve Compatible with whirlpool amana kenmore Washers Replace AP6015761 W10140914 WPW10144820 W10311458 W1AP6015761 PS11749042 Washing Machine Replacement Parts**Edovaf**$20.20**197 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1JSTDBP) [**BlueStars W11101906 W11210463 Washer Water Inlet Valve Replacement Part - Compatible with Whirlpool Amana Maytag Washer - Replaces W10701461 W10883458 W10869803 W11038696 AP6329219**BlueStars**$22.64**50 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWTR39GS)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GE Appliances WH13X26535 Washer Water Inlet Valve Assembly**GE**$29.77**4.6★**▲ 105%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BH958Z2B) [**Whirlpool W11513255 Genuine OEM Washer Water Inlet Valve Assembly Replacement Part - Replaces W11385821**Whirlpool**$57.67**4.8★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYNQDDB9) [**For Whirlpool Cabrio WTW7000DW0 WTW7300DW1 WTW8040DW4 Water Inlet Valve**VNAPARTS**$45.18**4.1★**▲ 68%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQHGC9TK) [**Upgraded W10144820 WPW10144820 rev b Washer Water Inlet Valve Compatible with Whirlp-ool Ken-more May-tag Washing Machine Replace W10140911 AP6015761 AP4371093 W10311458 by Fetechmate**Fetechmate**$19.32**4.2★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XV3NCL2) [**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★**▲ 58%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKZXXYTW)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about whirlpool water inlet valve**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**27%
*“Exact Fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
*“As advertised”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Great value”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Leak-Proof**8%
*“No more leakage”*
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
*“Great replacement part”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Super easy”*
**Durability**2%
*“After a year, it's still working like it should”*
**Product Condition**2%
*“As good as new”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Works fine, easy to replace using a Youtube video”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Leak-Proof**23%
*“IT LEAKS”*
**Durability**22%
*“Failed after 13 months”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Very poor quality control”*
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
*“Unit not working”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“LOUD”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“The connectors are a different size”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Didn't work for my model of kitchenaid”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Did not work”*
**Water Resistance**2%
*“The hot water side blew out”*
**Maintenance And Repair**1%
*“couldnt fix for a month”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**27%
**Defective Material/Parts**17%
**Leak-Proof**14%
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Connectivity-Overall**3%
**Value For Money**2%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Product Condition**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is whirlpool water inlet valve profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $84K/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- **How competitive is the whirlpool water inlet valve niche?**
- 23 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in whirlpool water inlet valve?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.2% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for whirlpool water inlet valve peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the whirlpool water inlet valve niche?**
- Listings span $8.97–$57.67; the average listing price is $24.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 432 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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