Chimney turncap

A chimney turncap comprising a hood member, means for rotatably mounting the hood member on a top side of a chimney so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis, vane means for enabling an automatic adjustment of a position of the hood member in accordance with a wind direction, the hood member generally covering an opening of the chimney so as to enable a ventilation thereof in a horizontal direction through a lateral opening in the hood member, guiding means disposed inside said hood member for guiding condensed water from the inner surface of the hood member to a water outlet, a water collector communicating with the water outlet, said water collector being mounted in a top zone of the chimney in such a manner that the condensed water continually supplied into the water collector is evaporated therefrom without the water overflowing the water collector, water drains are provided on an inside of opposed walls of the hood member along lower edges thereof, the water drains being inclined so as to guide water towards an outlet end communicating with the water collector tray means, said water collector being fashioned as a tray means projecting into a central area of the hood member so as to be located at least partly above the opening of the chimney.