Chimney cap after 5 fires

[KYrob]

Is this normal or a problem? I have had about 5 fires and saw this today. Granted, the wood is not the best but it will get better next year. Chimney is 15 ft high with an insulated liner and draws like crazy. Has a fire been to hot? I haven't got a temp checker yet. Any opinions appreciated.

Thanks,
Rob

 

[BrotherBart]

It is just smoke that sticks to the cooler outside of the pipe.

 

[snowtime]

+1. Wood burning is sometimes [always] messy.

 

[fossil]

Looks perfectly normal. Got nothing whatever to do with it having been "too hot". Rick

 

[shawng111]

looks just like mine, shape and size..pluse the crap on outside of it..ahh well small price to be warm.

 

[firefighterjake]

Seeing no problem . . . metal sometimes turns color with a bit of heat in it . . . not to mention smoke swirling around it.

 

[rdust]

Looks normal, I made a post just like this after about a week of burning. All the pros put my mind at ease.

 

[Highbeam]

I don't think that color has anything to do with being too hot. I bet that you can clean that goop off but if you had burnt the metal brown then it would be part of the patina. The label in the photo hasn't even shrunk so that cap hasn't been very hot.