I have one of those pots and I try to keep it 3/4 of the way full. The other tips also help. Once you get it dialed in it's a good pot to use. I do sometimes get a small drip every so often but not big piles anymore. As the others said have a catch try avaliable. I have a ingot mold and also an old small skillet. I had one day where the valve got stuck open and lead started pouring everywhere. Luckily I had the skillet nearby to catch all the lead.