I live in a house that gets its water from a well in my back yard. It goes through a 3/4 hp
Above ground pump then into a water softner, then into my house. I am having the same
Problem on the inside of my home that I am having outside my home which is a complete loss of water. This evening I went outside, turned on the faucet located right on top of my pump and waited. The pressure gauge read approx 55 psi. The water flowed fine
For about 20 seconds then all of a sudden it just stopped. The pressure gauge now read approx 38 psi. The pump then kicked on after sitting idle for about 10 seconds and the water started to flow again. Also on the inside of my home I will also get a blast of air ,then in a couple of seconds the water will start to run. This condition on the inside of my home does not occur every time I turn on the water.
Thank You

Check the inline filter on the inlet to the pump it may be at the pump.
May look like brass goldy coloured and look like a Y where one of the Y sections has a screwed cap on it.
This is the filter section. Unscrew the cap and take the S/S mesh out and clean it then replace it.
Make sure power is off and water is also off at tank if that applies.
Also make sure that there is no air lock.

Thanks, I wiil try and locate the inline filter.

"Check the inline filter on the inlet to the pump it may be at the pump."

Not all pumps have inline filters but they do have check valves. Sometimes they're up on the suction line before it enters the pump and some times they're a foot valve on the well point but every pump has one. If the check valve were faulty it would allow all the water in the suction line to go back into the well. You would get pressurefrom the pressure line until you ran out of water. Then you would get a blast of air until the pump picked up prime. If the check valve worked just part of the time you would get the condition you describe. Have the check valve looked after. Good luck, Tom

I did not find a filter on my suction line that another member suggested that I check. I will indeed check the check valve as you suggested. In my application, the check valve is approx 80 feet away from my pump and above ground, which is located right next to where the piping goes down to the water table. Thank you for your assistance