VC back draft?

[Cord]

I'm burning a VC Resolute at a low level with the converter on. Flue temps were just over 200 degrees. I heard a "whoomp" sound and thought it was the converter door tripping open. I looked at the handle and it was still engaged. Hmm. While I was watching, I heard the "whooooomp" sound again. This time the sound was longer and smoke billowed out of the door, air door and lid. 30 seconds later it happened a third time. I tripped the converter off and could hear the wood start crackling and it whoomped one more time. I'm guessing it was a back draft (deflagration) because of the low temperature smoke igniting. Anybody experience this before?

 

[Cord]

It just did it a fourth time with the converter off. It's not wind, they're pretty gentle at maybe 5 mph.

 

[fbelec]

sounds like you have your primary air to low. the 200 degree temp reading is that on double pipe or single pipe? if it is one the stove it's way to low

 

[fbelec]

if it keeps running that way (to low) you are going to creosote up everything