New pump or replace check valve

Hi everyone, first off I'll give you some of my initial problem then my quick fix and now need advice on my next step.

My pump would cycle then as soon as it shut of the water would start flowing back into the well. I caught this after a guy at the electric company was giving me suggestions for really high electric bills. I decided to add a check valve in the house as a temporary solution, only temporary because of everything I've read on here about above ground check valves.

That procedure seems to have solved the problem although now I have a couple of other problems. One, a get a very nice solid hammer noise when the pump kicks off. I also get a very slight amount of air on occasion. OK after going through the forums, I know I have to get my pump problem fixed and get rid of the check valve.

My question is should I replace the pump, six years old, unknown manufacturer, but I think it's 1/2 hp (could be wrong though, well is 180' or should I just have them replace the check valve on the pump, if they can? Just not sure if I'm going to the expense of pulling the pump if it would be worthwhile to replace instead of fix.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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Hi,

I need to replace the 2" check valve above my sewage ejection pump. In the past, I bought the type of check valve that is threaded and you tighten it down by hand (it has a rubber gasket inside) as seen here: [#$%&]

The problem is that it leaked. I could never get the connection to be completely water tight even though I tried screwing it down several times. I replaced it with one that needed to be glued in because I knew that wouldn't leak from the seals. The issue is this... the stretch of pipe that runs above the check valve all the way to where it empties into the main sewer lines above are always going to be filled with water. They're also are having a pump blast water through them often. Ever since I bought that compression check valve and it didn't work, I've been afraid to use them.

Well, my check valve is broken now and I need to replace it. For simplicity of replacement for the future, it sure would be nice to install one that can be removed. I'm thinking of using the clamp down ones instead (the kind where you tighten the metal clamp with a screw driver).

My question is, was the problem with leaking before just an installation or faulty product problem? Should I continue trying to use check valves that need to be cemented in to prevent leaking? I guess I'm questioning how reliable the compression/clamp check valves are when the pipes are always filled with water.

Thanks

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