^ The pipe has a hole in it already. Its taped up but you can still see the hole. So I got more tape and put it on, and the tape kept ripping if in small pieces! That took AGES!
Plus the bloody hoover's lost its suction, it's like you're diggin a whole in a garden!
Oh and whilst I was putting the hoover back upstairs, I stepped on the pipe accidently and almost fell down the stairs!