How to identify aluminum wiring?

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I'm in contract on a house built in '75, and I don't want to have the same issues I had last time and waste money on inspections...is there an easy way for an amateur to see if there's aluminum wiring? Can you tell by removing an outlet cover and looking at what's inside? I don't know if I should be messing around with the panel. Thanks.

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It's very easy to take the cover off the service panel and you can quickly see what kind of wiring you have.

The problem with checking an outlet is that it won't tell you what your service wires are made of. A home could be wired with copper and have aluminum wires servicing the house.