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FAAC Gate Motor & Opener in Beverly Hills: What to Know First

We provide independent FAAC gate motor and opener service in Beverly Hills, and most repair jobs are done same day or next morning. You pay the price we agree on before any work starts, and every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If you own a FAAC swing or slide gate that’s stopped mid-travel, grinding, or not responding to the remote, call (559) 844-6989 and a live person answers, day or night.

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This page is written for Beverly Hills homeowners who own a FAAC gate system and want straight answers: why it failed, what it costs to fix, and whether the whole thing needs replacing. We’ll also tell you which FAAC parts are worth spending on and which ones aren’t, because after 20-plus years of opening these units, we’ve learned where they break and where they don’t.

How FAAC Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• FAAC 400 Series swing operators: capacitor failure after storms. Beverly Hills gets its share of power flickers off the Southern California Edison feed, and the FAAC 400 series is sensitive to them. A failing capacitor makes the gate start slow, hum, then stop. We keep OEM capacitors on the truck and can swap one in under an hour, usually without removing the operator from the post.
• FAAC 844 slide operators: limit switch drift on long gravel drives. If your FAAC 844 slide gate creeps past its stop or reverses for no reason, the limit switch has usually drifted. We see it on the heavier gates north of Sunset where the drive length asks more of the operator than it gives. We recalibrate and, if the cams are worn, replace them rather than telling you the whole motor is shot.
• FAAC hydraulic operators: fluid leaks at the seal plate. Older FAAC hydraulic units leak at the seal plate after a decade of Beverly Hills heat cycling. That drip on your concrete isn’t cosmetic; low fluid will burn the pump out. We drain, reseal, refill, and pressure test on site. A lot of companies would quote you a new operator. We’d rather fix the one that’s already mounted and working.
• FAAC E045 control boards: relay failure mimicking motor failure. This is the one that costs Beverly Hills homeowners the most, because a dead relay clicks exactly like a dead motor to an untrained ear. We bench-test the board before we quote a motor, and we’ve saved clients thousands that way. If the board is fried, we source a genuine FAAC replacement. If it’s just a relay, we solder a new one in and send you home.
• FAAC photocells: misalignment after landscaping or soil shift. Beverly Hills yards settle, hedges grow, and sprinklers knock photo eyes out of true. The gate stops opening. The fix is five minutes of realignment and a $0 trip charge inside the county. We’d rather tell you that over the phone than pocket a service fee for bumping a sensor.

Our FAAC Gate Motor & Opener Process

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   Call us at (559) 844-6989. A live person answers, not a queue. Tell us what the gate is doing. Hal’s signature phrase applies here: Tell me what it’s doing and I’ll tell you what it needs - no guessing, no runaround.
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   We show up in the window we gave you. You get a background-checked, uniformed tech who knows FAAC wiring from the 400 series to the current 844 line. No third party, no subcontractor.
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   We diagnose in front of you. Multimeter out, board in hand. We test the board before the motor, the capacitor before the pump, the limit switch before the gearbox. You see the failed part before we touch a wrench.
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   We quote, you approve. The price is set before work starts. OEM where it matters, quality aftermarket where it’s honest. We never use parts that will fail again in a season just to make the price look better.
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   We fix it on site. Most FAAC repairs happen in your driveway. If welding is needed, Hal welds on the truck. The gate doesn’t leave your property.
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   We test cycles and hand you the guarantee. We run the gate open-close a dozen times, check the force settings, and give you the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If anything’s not right, one call brings us back.

What FAAC Gate Motor & Opener Costs in Beverly Hills

FAAC gate motor and opener work in Beverly Hills runs on honest ranges, and here they are without hedge language:

• Photocell realignment or replacement: $80-$180, often done same visit.
• Capacitor replacement on FAAC 400 series: $140-$240 including part and labor.
• Limit switch recalibration or cam replacement on FAAC 844: $160-$290.
• E045 control board relay repair: $190-$340 when the relay is the culprit. Full board replacement runs $450-$750 with a genuine FAAC board.
• Hydraulic seal replacement with fluid refill: $280-$480 depending on unit age and access.
• Complete FAAC operator replacement (motor, board, and labor): $1,400-$2,800. We’ll tell you straight when this is the honest choice and when it isn’t.

What moves the price: gate weight, access to the operator, part availability, and whether old wiring needs pulled. Every quote is fixed before work starts. Estimates are free, and we offer $40 off any repair over $200. Call (559) 844-6989 for your number.

Why Beverly Hills Homeowners Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for FAAC Work

We’ve been fixing gates in and around Beverly Hills since 2001. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is there for anyone to look up. That’s the oldest accountability there is. We repair before we replace, and if a FAAC part can be fixed properly, we fix it, rather than quoting a new operator to make the job bigger than it is.

We also service the other big brands, LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, so if you’ve got a mixed property, one call covers all of it. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Calls are answered by a live person around the clock, and our 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every invoice. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No fine print, no phone tree.

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