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# **rheem thermocouple**
**Skip it**
A small market ($65K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 16Growth 21Conversion 71Competition 34Returns 19Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 54Review moat 97Quality gap 76
**Review moat**
**Incredible****56.35**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$33.34**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$11.10–$61.44**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Good****6.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Good****72%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****65%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-7.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Bad****6.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$65K**
$65K/yr · 30K searches
**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, rheem thermocouple is a $65K/yr Amazon United States market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **rheem thermocouple market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$50K–$67K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#12,511**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **94%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **35 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **174 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**15 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**25**
**Top-5 brand share**
**72%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**65%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**23%**
- JURPLIX29% - Hoeine17% - Pontuss13% - TT Tokuein8% - YDHFTYS6% - Inchoco5%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — -7.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
500300Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/rheem-thermocouple/trend)
## **Top rheem thermocouple search terms**
- **rheem pilot assembly kit**6K/yr+45.4%5.1% conv. - **rheem thermocouple**8K/yr-23.4%3.9% conv. - **rheem thermopile**5K/yr-8.6%6.7% conv. - **rheem thermocouple kit**4K/yr+2.8%4.1% conv. - **rheem pilot assembly**4K/yr-47.8%5.9% conv. - **rheem water heater pilot assembly**3K/yr-42.3%4.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/rheem-thermocouple/search-terms)
## **Top rheem thermocouple 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%$13K30%$19K40%$26K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SP21058 SP20824 Pilot Assembly for Water Heater Parts with Thermopile & Sparker**JURPLIX**$41.12**4.4★41 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G56B6YWP) [2**Upgraded SP20075 Pilot and Igniter Assembly Compatible with Rheem Water Heater Pilot Assembly PROTECH GE Richmond Water Heater Pilot Assembly Water Heater Pilot Assembly for Natural Gas**Pontuss**$26.06**4.2★221 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPCCD45P) [3**Hoeine SP21058 Pilot Assembly Kit with Thermopile for Rheem Water Heater**Hoeine**$44.31**4.0★40 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7JPGCN) [4**SP20824 Pilot Assembly for Water Heater Parts Compatible with Rheem Ruud**TT Tokuein**$38.66**3.8★8 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F31ZX42P) [5**SP21058 Pilot Assembly Replacement Kit for Rheem Water Heater Parts Compatible with Select Rheem & Ruud Gas Water Heaters Complete Water Heater Pilot Burner Assembly Thermopile Thermocouple etc.**YDHFTYS**$61.44**3.0★13 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4QXRH13)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SP21058 Replacement for Rheem Pilot Assembly Compatible with Select Rheem Ruud Water Heaters Replacement for Water Heater Parts Water Heater Burner Assembly with Thermopile and Thermocouple**VitaFlow Tool**$48.82**5 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY25BBYX) [**Pilot Assembly Kit for Water Heater Parts Fit Rheem Ruud Richmond**EOQIFJM**$43.34**4 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXFCXPWP) [**Hoeine SP20075 SP20305A Water Heater Pilot Assembly Kit with Thermocouple**Hoeine**$25.82**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHJ926LK) [**SP21058 SP20824 Pilot Assembly for Water Heater Parts with Thermopile & Sparker**JURPLIX**$41.12**41 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G56B6YWP) [**SP21058 Pilot Assembly Replacement Kit for Rheem Water Heater Parts Compatible with Select Rheem & Ruud Gas Water Heaters Complete Water Heater Pilot Burner Assembly Thermopile Thermocouple etc.**YDHFTYS**$61.44**13 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4QXRH13)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Pilot Assembly Kit for Water Heater Parts Fit Rheem Ruud Richmond**EOQIFJM**$43.34**4.5★**▲ 237%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXFCXPWP) [**Hoeine SP20075 SP20305A Water Heater Pilot Assembly Kit with Thermocouple**Hoeine**$25.82**5.0★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHJ926LK) [**SP21058 SP20824 Pilot Assembly for Water Heater Parts with Thermopile & Sparker**JURPLIX**$41.12**4.4★**▲ 97%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G56B6YWP) [**Water Heater Pilot Assembly Fit for Rheem Ruud Richmond SP20754 SP21058 SP21059 SP20800 NG/LP Universal Burner Ignition Replacement Kit with Thermopile and Sparker**Quwfesudy**$39.95**5.0★**▲ 68%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FW9ZG335) [**SP20824 Pilot Assembly for Water Heater Parts Compatible with Rheem Ruud**TT Tokuein**$38.66**3.8★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F31ZX42P)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about rheem thermocouple**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**25%
*“Fit perfect”*
**Assembly/Installation**13%
*“Easy to install”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Good price”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“The overall build quality looks solid”*
**Efficiency**10%
*“Works great”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“worked as expected”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy easy”*
**Heating**4%
*“Worked great to replace for our water heater”*
**Correct Contents**3%
*“This replacement pilot assembly kit arrived with all the parts neatly organized and clearly labeled”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“this is an easy fix”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**22%
*“Failed after a month”*
**Size-Overall**18%
*“It would not fit in the housing without attention”*
**Defective Material/Parts**15%
*“The part tends to shut off does not work correctly”*
**Functionality-Overall**10%
*“Did not work”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Not compatible”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Garbage, died in 48 hours”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“I needed the entire pilot assembly”*
**Leak-Proof**3%
*“caused gas leak”*
**Color**3%
*“Red and white cables were backwards”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**1%
*“Accidentally broke a thermocouple due to age of the equipment it was too corroded”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**19%
**Defective Material/Parts**19%
**Compatibility-Overall**16%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Assembly/Installation**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
**Product Condition**1%
**Durability**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is rheem thermocouple profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $65K/yr across 17 tracked products. 3 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the rheem thermocouple niche?**
- 15 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in rheem thermocouple?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Size-Overall, Defective Material/Parts. The return rate is 6.8% — above our launch gate.
- **What does it cost to enter the rheem thermocouple niche?**
- Listings span $11.10–$61.44; the average listing price is $33.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 56 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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