The new Dishwasher Arrives

First of all a big "Well done" to WashTech the delivery went as smoothly as you would hope.  The call was received 30 minutes before delivery.  The van arrived on time and the new dishwasher was sat in the kitchen well within the delivery window.
We swiftly removed the packaging and set about de-installing the old dishwasher. I turned the water off on the connector, unplugged the power,  unclipped the drain hose, undid the water supply pipe and streams of water hit the bottom of the cupboard under the sink.  As usual the strange little plastic tap that is put on the end of the water pipe had failed.  I have never had one last more than a couple of years.  There was a rush to the mains tap to turn the water off to the whole house.  It is hidden in the corner of the kitchen, near the floor and very difficult to get to.  With the flooding stopped and the dogs towels used to dry the floor we moved the old machine outside.
Putting the new one in place I noticed that the water supply pipe was slightly shorter than the old one, which only just reached the tap.  Sure enough it didn't reach - just short by the depth of the connector (1 cm or less), but it could not be persuaded, and pipes should not really be stretched and bent like that.  The route required meant that the pipe had to come up over the back of the cupboard and down again to the end of the pipe, which faces downward. Another hole was made in the backing of the cupboard under the sink to straighten the path, the second hole that has been required (both times in 'emergencies').  This one is as ugly as the first.  With a little forethought and proper planning by the kitchen installers could have left those holes in the boards neatly cut.  We paid for a quality kitchen, we did not get one.
The good news is that the dishwasher is up and running, the plates & dishes, knives & forks, and the saucepans and pots will be cleaner than they have been for a while.