What do they do?
As the name suggest an airborne dust extractor removes small dust particles from the working areas atmosphere. It accomplishes this by by catching them in a highly efficient HEPA filter. A centrifugal fan draws in and then blows out air from the room in an action that recirculates its entire volume many times removing harmful particles in the process.
For chimney sweeps association UK, as a rule of thumb such a device can be used anywhere that there is an increased risk, when dust cannot be controlled by traditional methods, when applying fine dust product such as Cre-Away, in prestigious properties or simply all the time if you are of a cautious sensible nature.