Mystery thing on my wall!

[pastaplease]

We've lived in this house for nearly three years, but I've never figured out what this 'thing' is. I'm hoping someone can shed some light, please. :)

• It's on the wall, halfway up the staircase, about a metre up.
• It's white, rectangular and about 15cm high.
• There's a flap on it, with the word "BEAM".
• Behind the flap is a circular hole in the wall. There doesn't seem to be much else.

A friend said it was a central vacuum system. I don't know what this is, and I don't know how that would work!

Any ideas?? Thank you!

why would anyone take the hose and collection bin tho?

What sort of house do you live in? is it a grand designs type place? I'm picturing full glass walls and minimal interiors

YOu're in the house of the future - have you tried talking to the washing machine?

Viva, no secret room! That would be exciting though. The wall isn't hollow, it's just where the wide pipe runs from the Beam plug thing.

babyice, we can't work out why they'd take it either. I wonder if it costs a lot to buy the bin and hose.

AnyFule, lol! No, this certainly isn't Grand Designs. I wish! The washing machine? I've kicked it. Does that count as communication?

the weblink given above has an online shop and you can buy hoses and bags from them

Perhpas in the oft or an ourthouse/utility? But it is pretty big from what I remember and needs emptying occasionaly.

perhaps you could put something in the tube and see where it ends up?