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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
No inspectors are for sure allowed to take panel covers and outlet covers off. They do it all the time. They usually have little videos on their websites of them standing in front of opened up panels showing the details of an electrical inspection. There is no reason for them not to take them off as they can be put back to the same condition without any damage. Might be different in other places though.
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Ok, maybe it's individual company policies then. My first inspector wouldn't, I think maybe because they could break something and be liable. This was many years ago though. Anything intrusive was defered to an expert, even the furnace was off limits, and was supposed to be done by a plumber.
You are supposed to turn off the main if you remove the cover, and a homeowner might have issue with that. The inspector works for the buyer and unless specified/approved you really aren't allowed to get intrusive.
Again, it's all an unregulated industry so there is no real standard, most buyers aren't too picky about what gets looked at either.