I bought this to clean small parts, springs, etc when I clean gun parts and small engine/carburetor parts for my car projects. I put the parts in a small ziplock bag and fill the bag with 1 part cleaner (Simple Green Extreme Aircraft parts cleaner) and 3 parts water. Seal and place the bag in the basket and then fill the parts cleaner up to within about an inch of the top. I set the water temperature to 50C and the timer for 20 minutes. When I'm done, I simply rinse the parts off, and reassemble. For jewelry, I use a couple of drops of dish soap in the bag with the water and follow the same procedure (minus the oiling and reassembling at the end). Great product! I've been using it for about a month now with fantastic results. This saves me from using a lot of solvents and is a lot more environmentally friendly.