New AG pool-How To Start???

Okay - my 15x30 AG pool WILL BE installed by the end of the week (should have been done yesterday but they were missing some pieces??) by my calculation it is 13,750 gal. I have received the PS234 test kit. Here's my questions:
1) should I pretest some of my tap water so I know where I'm starting?
2) pool is coming with "1st 2 weeks of chemicals" - are there any things the installer might have to put in that I need to definitely say, NO, NOT IN MY POOL!!
3) Any suggestions as to quantities of B&B&B I need to have on hand right off the bat??
4) Any other things I need to have on hand initially.

Sorry if these things are answered over at poolsolutions, but I don't have my subscriber access yet.

Thanks for any info - I am so looking forward to proving to "sweetie" that I can do this without all the other "stuff". I took care of a similar size pool when I was a teenager (early 70's) but we used the chlorine tablets, etc.

It sure wouldn't hurt to test your tap water, so you know your starting point--and it'll help us tell you what you need to get and be prepared to add. The only thing off the top of my head that I wouldn't let an installer put into a new pool startup would be anything that contains copper, or anything really other than chlorine, CYA, or acid.

Janet

By the way, you don't have to have any special access to read over at www.poolsolutions.com There is lots of good info there!