I just started irrigating again, and now when it runs my pressure drops and I get excessive air in the line. My submersible pump is only 3 years old so I don't think it would be the backflow valve in the well. My bladder tank is only 4 years old too, but I'm not sure where the air is getting in? I've also never had problems with a low water table, and it has not been excessively dry here. Thanks in advance for any input! Gary in Salisbury, MD

I am fairly ignorant when it comes to wells, so please bare with me. I have two wells on my property. One deep well in my yard that I currently use, which is very iron rich. The other I recently discovered because I never knew what it was. Underneath a concrete slab in my basement is what my neighbor told me, an artesian well. It is approximately 3 feet in diameter, concrete, and travels an unknown depth from my basement floor. I was told it could provide plenty of water that is not iron rich and quite tasty. When I uncovered it, it had about 6 inches of what looked to be stagnant water, and under that, sand. The sand seemed to sink quite easily as pressure is put on it. Is it normal for the sand to be there? Does this sound like a usable well? If so, what would be my course of action to utilize this well? Thank you for your help.