weld-less or welded fittings..

[citonyc]

hi all
I was thinking about purchasing a bigger kettle, 20Gallon. there seems to be a abundant number of manufacturers, styles, and so forth. does anyone have good info between welded fittings and weld-less fittings on a kettle? is the weld-less easier to clean? what would be the pros and cons to each?
any info would be appreciated, thanks all..

 

[Jwin]

Just here to sing praise of brewhardware's weldless bulkheads.
If you go weldless, go there.

 

[sillbeer]

I went with all welded fittings from https://www.brewhardware.com and had a local shop weld them in.

 

[EJay]

I used a brew hardware solderable pull-thru fitting for my valve and weldless for thermometer. I would occasionally scorch the gasket on the valve fitting so I am very pleased with the solderable in that position.

Bobby's flat gaskets work a lot better than the round ones sold by others, in my experience.