Step 1: Turn it on and leave it on.
Step 2: See Step 1.

Simple as that, right? Actually, there are a few more things you can do to make sure your air conditioner is running as efficiently as it can. The video below features TV and Radio personality Lou Manfredini, and he discusses with NBC Chicago how you should be running your a/c in this ridiculous 2012 heat.

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