I was installing a new dishwasher last night. When I got to the supply line connection I was amazed to see that the dishwasher had a plastic
3/4" "garden hose" male fitting rather than what I thought was the standard 3/8" compression fitting. So this morning I had to make a trip to HD to pick up a "Garden Hose Dishwasher Elbow" which of course it took three people to find.Apparently Whirlpool made this change on all of their dishwashers in
2009 (Maytag, Amana, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool, and Jenn-Air). I'm sure there must be a reason for it, but it seems like a ridiculous design.How much did they save by using a molded plastic 3/4" garden hose connector versus a metal compression fitting? The adapter was only $3.36, but it was annoying that I couldn't finish the installation until the next morning.