Just say "No". Because an inspector found something does not mean that you have to do anything about ti.

When we sold our last place, there were several minor items on the inspection report. We did not fix a single one of them. Instead we offered the buyers a fairly small sum of money (I think it was $1000 on a $760,000 sale) cash at the closing table. They accepted. Dh had already left for a new job and I was handling the sale and move out of state with our then-five-year-old. Last thing I wanted to do was mess with getting a handyman to fix stuff and then dicker with the (PITA) buyers over whether things were properly fixed. Maybe something like that would work here?

I tested the faucets, they are flowing at exactly what they are rated, 1.5 gpm. They are less than 1 year old, I would have just assumed an inspector would be familiar with the flow rate of newer faucets, I believe it's required by government regulation. They have been replaced within the last year, so they are obviously new. He listed it as an item that needed to be repaired. Just makes me question his competence. We have not gotten the list from the buyer yet of what they actually want fixed, but, my main concern is that their inspector did not know what he was doing and may raise unrealistic expectations in the buyer. I guess we'll find out, lol.

They hired the inspector. It isn't your worry whether or not he was incompetent. You just get to respond (and perhaps, in a nuance way, demonstrate he was incompetent). Then, they can worry about whether or not their inspector was competent. Just respond, if they ask for repair of the faucets, that they are new, and flowing according to spec. They are water sense and will save on the water bill.

In your area, is it normal for you (as the seller) to get the report too? Normally, if the buyer is paying for the inspection then they get the report and from that they decide what they'll request of the seller. The seller never sees the report.

When we first sold in Northern VA, I know our agent requested a copy of the inspection. she said sometimes they will share it. I think the buyer said no. I think the second time we sold a house in Northern VA, the buyers gave us a copy of the inspection when they asked us to fix stuff so we could see what the inspector had said (and see that they asked us to fix every.single.piddly.thing the inspector mentioned).

Yes, apparently it's normal for both the buyer and seller to get a copy of the report. Once the seller receives the buyer's report, of course, the seller is on notice of any issues listed in report. I think it may be to the seller's advantage not to see it. It gives a negotiating advantage to the buyer, because the seller is on notice of any defects found by the buyer's inspector and has to disclose those things to the next potential buyer if the deal falls through. At least, that's what our realtor told us.