Famili FM8000WW Ultrasonic Polishing Jewelry Cleaner with Digital Timer for Cleaning Eyeglasses Rings, Dentures, Retainers, and Mouth Guards

I have a pretty large collection of jewelry. Most of it is necklaces, earrings, and rings that I've had for at least a few years. I've always cleaned my pieces regularly by hand, using either soap and water or polish when needed, but this can be time consuming and messy. This is the first ultrasonic cleaner that I've had or used. I absolutely love it!It's about as simple as it can be to use. Just put enough water in the tank to cover your item, add a drop of dish soap if desired, pick the time you want to use to clean it, add your pieces to the basket or watch stand, close the lid, and push the start button. It shuts off when the timer is up. I then lift the basket out and rinse the pieces off (be careful if you do this over a sink so you don't accidentally lose any), then dry with a soft cloth.My jewelry looks almost new again! Some actually looked better than when I received them! Of course, some things can't be fixed by ultrasonic cleaning, like plating issues or tarnished silver, but I am thrilled with the results so far!I used warm water and Dawn dish washing liquid with the tank about half full. I added quite a few pieces in the basket and used the 3 minute cleaning cycle, sometimes twice, to achieve the great results I did. I could see action through the lid, with some pieces slightly moving while the cleaner was working. Cool!Five stars as a first impression! I cleaned 3-4 baskets of my jewelry and will continue to use it. I will update this review as I have more to add, and hope that it continues to impress me with it's performance.edit- I've had this a few months now and used it a number of additional times. It's still doing a great job and functioning as it should. It's not a miracle machine, however, and tarnished silver still needs to be polished, FYI. It cleans the stones well and takes off dirt and grime that clouds them, especially if you add a drop of degreaser-type dish detergent into the water. If you want your jewelry to look it's best, it just takes a little effort.Also, don't put anything "coated" into this as it can loosen it or etch the finish. I ruined a cheap bead bracelet, but I just wanted to know what would happen. Don't.

After my jeweler retired, I found it inconvenient to stop at another jeweler just to have my rings cleaned. They became somewhat neglected as I tried to use a toothbrush to get them cleaned myself. I looked at several cleaners and the Famili jewelry cleaner seemed to be just what I wanted. It arrived quickly and I tried it right away. It did a great job on all the rings. I polished a few at a time using a little Dawn cleaner. Bright and sparkling. I did try a sterling knick knack that was pretty tarnished just to test it. It did clean it somewhat. Took off the surface tarnish so I thought it might be easier to polish with a cloth after. I bought it really for jewelry cleaning and it does an excellent job. Quiet and quick. Easy to empty and clean after. Very satisfied. I have used it several times and it works great. I would recommend the Famili cleaner to anyone looking for a good easy to use product at a reasonable price. I have not tried it on eyeglasses or dentures so I cannot comment on that.

Where this device really shines (hehe) is with beryls (like aquamarine and morganite) that tend to get very cloudy with exposure to the air. I couldn't believe what a difference it made with my aquamarine stones. It also does a nice job getting the bottom of my engagement ring clean despite the detailed basket.The cleaner is very user friendly, in terms of setting the time, and actually pretty slick looking.It got a nice head start on my tarnished silver jewelry, but really silver is best fixed with silver polish and elbow grease.The thing that annoys me about this cleaner is the arch shaped basket that is supposed to be for your ring is too tall for the max fill line, making it useless. I just put my ring over the CD holder instread. Also, if you use the strainer basket with necklace chains, they fall down through the little holes and get twisted up and stuck.Finally, I really wish the whole tub lifted out so I didn't have to carry an electronic device over to the sink to dump the water or fill it.

I own two ultrasonic cleaners one of which is the Famili FM8000WW. I use this one for only two purposes, to clean my dentures and electric toothbrush heads for my wife and I. It works very well, it's easy to clean, easy to use and is quiet. It looks and feels like a well made piece of equipment. It's the perfect size for cleaning my dentures and toothbrush heads. While I only use this one for two purposes it can be used for a wide range of products. I use my other one to clean the screen and head of my electric shaver, my trimmer blades, jewelry, eyeglasses, etc. This is a very good buy for the price. I would recommend this one to friends and family and buy this again if my other one (over 10 years old) goes up. This type of cleaner tends to last a very long time as long as you use them as directed. If you never used one of these before you'll be amazed how well they clean and husbands buy one of these and clean all your wife's jewelry, you'll make her day!

My first use of this product, I was astonished at how well it removed dirt from both small metal tools and dental retainers (separately! and with a thorough cleaning of the basin between uses!).However, after 11 months of use it appears that the intensity of the ultrasonic energy has diminished or for some reason not being as efficiently transferred to the item being cleaned.Items previously had the dirt "jump" off of them and into the cleaning solution, but now this no longer occurs.Overall not a bad product but the apparent loss of cleaning "power" restricts my rating to a 3.