There is apparently a design flaw in the valve for the "pause 'n serve" feature, which doesn't always open the valve when the carafe is in place.

does not fix design flaw but cuts down on mess.3.

pot has same design flaw and does make a mess if you try to poor too fast and when pot full

but Amazon obviously does not want it in the review; however, you can certainly research on your own.6/2/13 - still works great but will only upgrade one star to a four stars because carafe has definite design flaw and dribbles no matter how slow you pour

try lifting plastic top away from glass when you poor as