A:AnswerI ALWAYS DO JUST FOR GENERAL PRINCIPLES. MAY NOT BE NECESSARY BUT CAN'T HURT TO LET IT DRY OUT. I ALSO PULL OUT MY DETERDENT TRAY SO THAT WHILE THE MACHHINE IS DRYING OUT THE TRAY IS ALSO. THERE IS WATER LEFT I THE TRAY AFTER THE CYCLE HAS ENDED AND THIS GIVES BOTH MACHNE AND THE TRAY TIME TO DRY BEFORE CLOSING IT UP.
A:AnswerThat depends entirely on the fabric you are washing. When I have something that requires bleach, I use hot water in the cycle, and then add an extra rinse cycle.
A:AnswerI use the bedding cycle, and so far no problems. In fact, I washed a comforter and a blanket in the same load today, and everything worked fine.
A:AnswerYes. What you are hearing is the drum bearing under load on only one of its sides instead of handling the load evenly across its entirety. Any washing machine will do this.