Weldless ball valve where to drill

[Dichotomy evopro]

Hi. I have a nice 4 gallon stock pot and a weldless ball valve. I would like a little advice on how high up to drill. I'd still like to use interior attachments and not lose to much wort

 

[day_trippr]

Greetings, @Dichotomy evopro! And welcome to the forums!

First criteria is to make sure the largest diameter part of the installation doesn't ride on any part of the sidewall-to-bottom kettle curvature. That might be a large flat washer under a locking nut, and in some cases both might go inside the kettle, so don't get bit by that one

Beyond that, knowing the dip tube geometry is obviously important, and most likely will set the actual valve elevation. Indeed I'd want all of the parts in hand before making a hole....

Cheers!

 

[Dichotomy evopro]

Ty so much your advice is greatly appreciated