I should have written in the original post that building maintenance has already checked it out, and it's not something they can fix. The owner needs to get it fixed because it requires purchasing a new part/unit.
-Haven't asked the office; I'll be going out there this week
-Haven't asked the school because I haven't gotten the covid extension yet and I think they're just going to tell me to skip it and get the ED visa right now so they can make money sooner haha
-First arrived early November (did the 30-day extension on my TR-60 visa)
-Have not obtained any covid extension yet; I'm just thinking about this scenario for if I do get approved for an extension (applying this week). If it wasn't possible to switch from covid extension to ED, I would skip attempting to get the extension and just get the ED right now.