Not drying dishes

It sounds like the drying fan is on. It must be drying the dishes. There should be some indication when the cycle is complete.

I have also found this happening. I have found that if you switch the dishwasher off 2-4 minutes into the dry cycle and leave it for a few hours or over night the dishes are completely dry

A dishwasher that suddenly stops going through the cycles or never completely dry dishes probably has a faulty thermostat. The thermostat controls the heating elements for water and drying. If the thermostat is stuck, the dishwasher won't go to the next cycle because the minimum water temperature requirement is never met. Drying dishes also requires the temperature to get high enough to do the job.

1. Step 1 Remove the front plate of the dishwasher and locate the thermostat. If the thermostat is not located in the front of the unit pull the dishwasher out and remove the back access panel.
   
2. Step 2 Disconnect any wires or other parts that are in the way. Separate the wires with a flat blade screwdriver carefully to keep the wires from breaking.
   
3. Step 3 Take out the screws attaching the thermostat to the firewall and remove it from the dishwasher. Verify the replacement part matches the original, including the wire connector.
   
4. Step 4 Place the new thermostat into place and secure it with the screws. Connect the wires and replace any parts or cables. Attach the front or back plate and replace any molding.
   
5. Step 5 Run a hot water cycle and verify the water is heating and the cycle is able to complete. Check the drying cycle and prepare the first load of dishes.
   

#1 plastic dishes cups etc will rarely completely dry
check your heater, check for continuity on the heater it should ohm out.
does the heater get hot?
are you running hot water at the sink before pushing the start button?
are you using a rinse agent such as jet dry?

there should be a setting or a button to turn the heat dry on and off, if it is on and dishes are not drying then the next time you do a load of dishes pay attention to the cycles, after the rinse cycle is complete the heat should come on. if not you could have either a bad heating coil or a bad relay.

Heater is used to both heat water during clean cycle and dry dishes after wash cycle. Most washers have either a separate switch for Heat or Dry for optional use, or some have the water heat and dish dry options built into cycle set options.

You can save money by turning off the Dish Dry option since it is a very in-efficient way to dry dishes. Instead, open the wishwasher door after washing cycle completes, just enough so fresh air can get into, and humid air can escape, dishwasher.

Water Heat option is only needed for dried food on dishes, and is never needed if dishes are either rised off before putting them in the dishwasher, or rinsed off inside the dishwaser with a Rinse cycle, if they are to stand for a time waiting for a full dishwasher for wash.

Are you using jet dry or a similar drying agent? If not you should be. Also check to make sure the heater is getting hot in the dry cycle, just place your hand over the heating element to see if it's generating heat, don't touch it as it will burn you.

this dw to save energy works this way- the final rinse will reach a temp of 161 F . the dishes have to absorb this heat. when the cycle is complete the dishes become a heater in themselves radiating the heat they absorbed during the final 161 F heat. If you have any tupperware or plastic dishes in the unit they will not absorb heat therefore not radiate the 161 f temp need to dry all the dishes. try to avoid plastic items and they must always have jet dry. this is the european way of conserving energy. on the old ge or whirlpool they had electric element in the bottom that would bake the dishes dry ....not these..but they do save alot of energy.. it helps right after a cycle to crack the door open release all the steam from the unit

check to see if your jet dry dispenser is empty and on some of them you can turn them up higher its important to use a rinse agent back when everyone was trying to cut down on energy use the only way to to it was to cut back on drying time so they came up with jet dry which creates a sheeting action and causes most of the water to run off before the drying cycle

Make sure that the drain hose is connected as per manufacturer instructions, and that there isn't a direct run down from the sink u-bend to the machine. The rinse agent effects dishes dry but has nothing with the water remaining in the machine. Good luck!