I have the front loader unitized pair with electronic controls. Love them. Dryer is dependable. Just a dryer. Works great. I always set it for "fully dry" not "almost dry" and if it errs at all, it errs toward under dry.

I just got mine 2 weeks ago. I'm very happy with it. I set it for "almost dry" on most things, except my king sized quilt I set for "fully dry" and my linen sheets I set for barely dry (whatever that setting is - I'm at work and cant look). It's huge inside and stainless. Very pleased.

One thing that I am surprised at - maybe it refers to the outside of the drum? But it implies that the drum is galvanized steel and not stainless. Is that right?

Interesting Ken. The specs for this say the cylinder is "commercial steel." I don't know what that is. It actually looks aluminum-color inside. And the only other thing I see in the manual says this:

Wipe the surfaces using a soft cloth and household cleaner or a
non-abrasive paste of powdered laundry detergent and hot water,
followed by a short heat cycle with a load of rags.
To remove crayon or ball point ink off the dryer drum, put the heat
on high and use old rags in the dryer to absorb the crayon or ink. If
unsuccessful, contact the appliance dealer. DO NOT use any chemicals
in the dryer.
IMPORTANT: The use of chlorine bleach for removing
any discolorations should be avoided because bleach
could damage the finish.

Guess it isn't stainless after all. But I do love it so far!

It depends on the model you order. I just ordered the SS, but had to double check to be sure my model was SS and not galvanized steel.

Neither of the matching units for the two electronic control top loaders has stainless steel according to the specs on SQs site. Just the front loader matching dryer. Maybe I am over thinking this, but I would be a bit worried about the long term durability of a galvanized drum. It happens that occasionally something metal gets in with the clothes - might be a chance of scratching the galvanizing down to the bare steel - it is a coating after all, sure it's hard to scratch but with stainless that is not an issue at all. Well, hopefully my F&P dryer can hold out till Debbie has some long term wear data for the drum? I can't believe SQ hasn't thought this through?

I have this dryer as well. The galvanized steel drum was not an issue for me and will easily last the life time of the dryer. If you look at the inside of the dryers at Laundromats you will also see the inside of all those dryers are galvanized. Galvanized steel is a lot stronger than stainless steel and can take more abuse.

Sure enough, if you look at the model numbers, the washer has a S (...9BSP...) and the dryer has a G (...9BGS...). So I bet that means galvanized. They have a good reputation and a nice warranty, so I'm not worried. Hopefully they know what they're doing!

All good to hear. Sounds like the galvanized finish is not an issue.

I was out and about and noticed a laundry. Stopped by for a look. Two huge long rows of washers - not speedqueen but tiny capacity front loaders - "Zinlin" or something like that? What I was there to see however, were the two massive rows of dryers - must have been forty or fifty of them, all "Huebsch" which I believe is a Speedqueen. (or more accurately `Alliance") They had galvanized drums. If a galvanized drum is good enough for a 'laundromat" then that's good enough for me.

By the way, the drum I inspected looked in excellent condition.