wp2198202
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 94% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible15.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$22.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.77–$49.32cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good676avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Good2.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-4.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$80K$80K/yr · 23K searches
Competition
Bad94%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, wp2198202 is a $80K/yr Amazon United States market (23K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
wp2198202 market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $67K–$89K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 15.6%
- Avg BSR
- #246
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 86%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 94% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Seentech35%
- Romalon33%
- BlueStars19%
- Whirlpool8%
- Sikawai4%
- Amesias2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -4.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Top wp2198202 search terms
- wp219820212K/yr
- whirlpool refrigerator thermostat5K/yr
- 21982023K/yr
- whirlpool fridge thermostat3K/yr
Top wp2198202 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.
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
UPGRADED 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat by Seentech Easy to Install - Exact Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerator - Replaces Part Numbers: WP2198202 2161284 2198201 PS11739232 AP6006166
Seentech$12.794.4★1,214 rev
Romalon Upgrade 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat
Romalon$10.034.5★585 rev
UPGRADED 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat Replacement - Compatible with Whirlpool & Kenmore Refrigerators - Replaces 2161284 2198201 PS11739232 AP6006166 WP2198202 161284 1110552
BlueStars$12.464.3★2,095 rev
WP2198202 Whirlpool Genuine Original OEM SxS Refrigerator Thermostat
Whirlpool$49.324.8★28 rev
2198202 Refrigerator Thermostat Control Replacement
Sikawai$9.774.4★412 rev
Newest
by launch date
WP2198202 3ART5VW14 Lifetime for Whirlpool Kenmore Updated Gen Thermostat
Amesias$35.124 rev
2198202 Refrigerator Thermostat Control Replacement
Sikawai$9.77412 rev
Romalon Upgrade 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat
Romalon$10.03585 rev
BlueStars Upgraded 2198202 Cold Control Thermostat W10822278 Defrost Timer W10225581 Bimetal Thermostat Refrigerator Defrost Complete Kit Replacement Compatible with Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerators
BlueStars$26.51394 rev
UPGRADED 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat by Seentech Easy to Install - Exact Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerator - Replaces Part Numbers: WP2198202 2161284 2198201 PS11739232 AP6006166
Seentech$12.791,214 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWP2198202 Whirlpool Genuine Original OEM SxS Refrigerator Thermostat
Whirlpool$49.324.8★
WP2198202 3ART5VW14 Lifetime for Whirlpool Kenmore Updated Gen Thermostat
Amesias$35.125.0★
UPGRADED 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat Replacement - Compatible with Whirlpool & Kenmore Refrigerators - Replaces 2161284 2198201 PS11739232 AP6006166 WP2198202 161284 1110552
BlueStars$12.464.3★
UPGRADED 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat by Seentech Easy to Install - Exact Fit for Whirlpool Kenmore Refrigerator - Replaces Part Numbers: WP2198202 2161284 2198201 PS11739232 AP6006166
Seentech$12.794.4★
Romalon Upgrade 2198202 Refrigerator Cold Control Thermostat
Romalon$10.034.5★
What buyers say about wp2198202
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Perfect Fit”
“Saved us a ton of money”
“it does work as advertised”
“the control worked perfect all I had to do was bend the bulb around as it was longer than the old one”
“Installation easy”
“Worked perfectly”
“Good quality product for a reasonable price”
“Convenient”
“Compatability, seemed like it”
“Works great and was easy to replace”
What buyers complain about
“Durability, nonexistent”
“Garbage”
“My new Thermostat did not sense the temp”
“Ordered 2 one is defective”
“This took about half an hour to install with common tools”
“a tighter fit on the knob”
“a tighter fit on the knob”
“a tighter fit on the knob”
“unlike what is shown in another review”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is wp2198202 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $80K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -4.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the wp2198202 niche?
- 6 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 94% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in wp2198202?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Heating. The return rate is 2.9%.
- What does it cost to enter the wp2198202 niche?
- Listings span $9.77–$49.32; the average listing price is $22.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 676 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.