I understand hard circumstances. Sorry to hear about your house.
I upgraded from the little Lee 4 lb. pot to a 10 lb. bottom pour pot only to discover I don't like the bottom pour way. I was going to try to plug the 10 lb. and use open top it with a ladle....when Amazon had the 20 lb. Magnum Melter on sale....really cheap , so I bought one . I don't use the 10 lb. bottom pour any more , if you would like it PM me an address and it's yours. It leaks a little but it works....I didn't put many miles on it before discovering I do my best casting with a dipper ladle .
Actually the Lee open top pots are darn good for the price.
Gary