Maytag dishwasher not complete draining

[Joe]

I rarely use the dishwasher, but i do on occasion just so to keep it active. Never had put dirty dish's in it for fear of clogging, so when i do use it I set for Pots and Pans, and Normal wash.In such cases, after the washer shuts off, I notice some water near the drain that did not completely drained. The manual says to set it to Normal wash, wait 35 seconds than it should drain. First I find that instruction to turn on Normal wash an oxmoron...by setting it there, you can hear the water running again..so your adding more 'fuel' to the 'fire'. I know for a fact that it is not clogged by food, cause that is the one thing i made sure of not to add uneaten food scraps to it. Open to Any suggestions, please.

[Ed Pawlowski]

I wonder if minimal use is allowing minerals to build up in the drain line. Also check that the drain line is not kinked.

Is the amount of water consistent?

[Joe]

I tried again by turning off the electric fuse to the dishwasher, waited for a couple of minutes, switch over to Normal wash, it ran and finally heard a click. I opened the door and sure enough, it drained. thanks to all.