I ordered by phone and the delivery was fairly quick. The nozzle is, as far as I can tell, an integral part of the pot. While you have the thing apart it's no problem to clean the stopper. If you decide to do this then remove the two bolts that hold the operating lever, heat the pot and use a pair of pliers to remover the stopper. Then, having switched off the pot, pour the lead into a suitable receptacle (I use a cast iron saucepan) for later re-use. I like the idea of the soup can, but the pot is significantly heavier so I wouldn't try it.
FWIW, I would suggest before you replace the pot, you melt a bit of lead, about half filling the pot, and once it's nicely hot, flux the lead with a piece of candle way, and then use a stainless steel desert spoon to scrape the crud from the sides and then lift it from the top of the lead. Keep the pot about half full when you turn it off. Once they've been used a bit these things look awful, but as long as the melt, and pour reasonably well, they're good to go. Buy some paperclips of assorted size and use a pair of pliers with one suitably bent to clear the nozzle as and when necessary.
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