There is one old school trick you can try to get that stuck open check valve to seat back again. This is worth trying for a DIY before you got to pull it up to fix it anyways. Get your drop pipe open first and lower a metal rod down the open drop pipe until you hit the check valve that is stuck open and give it a couple of taps with the metal rod to free it up again. Test to make sure it's working properly again.
Stuck open check valve in the well
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So long as your pump isn't more than 10-15' from the top of the well.
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On systems with large check valves I have dropped a 1' or 2' piece of 1" steel pipe down to weight the check valve and help it seal. But any of these things is just a temp fix because if the check valve stuck once, it is bad and needs to be replaced.
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