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I have made bread in a Panasonic bread maker for nearly 10 years. I make a loaf most days and have tried lots of different bread flour and yeast.
I have never warmed the water it has always come straight from the tap. This may make a difference how you add the ingredients according to your machines instructions. I add yeast first then flour followed by other dry ingredients and lastly water. My water doesn't touch the yeast until the machine has warmed all the ingredients before mixing.
I always use Sainsburys own brand flour and dried yeast as I prefer the flavour.
A few years ago my bread wasn't rising well and I just couldn't sort the problem out. I phoned Panasonic and they said that this sometimes happens depending on the quality of the harvest.
Panasonic recommended Sainsburys and Marriages bread flour.
Don't worry about being too exact with your measuring. Once you get used to using the machine you can adapt the recipe a little to suit your taste. I cut out a gramme of butter from mine, as it makes feel virtuous, and I don't use the full amount of yeast as I prefer a slighly heavier bread . For my taste the recommended quantity makes it too light and fluffy and yeasty.
Adding a little extra salt can open the texture of the bread.
As I said earlier I have been using a machine for a long time and I never know what the bread will be like until I lift the lid. There are some days when my bread would be more suited to holding the door ajar but it still tastes better than sliced. It makes great Sally Lunns too.