 Time for today's consumer tip, which is sponsored by Aristopoint. Benefits for small and mid-sized businesses. Here's Maxine Frost. When it gets really hot like this, a lot of people make mistakes with their air conditioners. They're going to these extremes of having their home be way too warm and then trying to bring it down too fast. Anthony Jeffries, an energy counselor with Clark Public Utilities in Vancouver, tells KGW-TV your air conditioner can't do it all.