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AfterGhost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair: The Beverly Hills Owner’s Guide
If your Ghost Controls keypad or intercom has stopped responding, we stock the parts and fix them on site in Beverly Hills, usually the same day. A keypad replacement typically runs $180 to $320 installed, and an intercom module swap lands between $225 and $400 depending on which Ghost Controls series you have and whether we’re replacing the board, the speaker, or the whole housing. The way most Beverly Hills owners notice it first: the gate won’t open from the street even though the remote still works, or visitors tell you they pressed the call button and nothing rang inside. That’s the classic failure picture: the keypad or intercom quits quietly while the motor and the remote receiver keep working fine.
Key takeaways:
- Ghost Controls keypads and intercoms have known moisture-entry failures we see regularly in coastal-adjacent neighborhoods like Beverly Hills, where morning fog and irrigation overspray hit gate posts.
- We service the Ghost Controls brand but we’re an independent Beverly Hills gate company, not the manufacturer, so there’s no warranty runaround.
- You’ll get a written price before any work starts, and every job carries Gatewood Fence & Gate’s 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To
Ghost Controls makes three hardware lines we work on in Beverly Hills: the basic AXPB keypad, the AXDP intercom/keypad combination unit, and the newer TSS1 touchpad with the flat black face. If you bought your gate opener as a Ghost Controls kit from a big-box store in the last eight years, there’s a good chance the keypad says “AXPB” on a sticker inside the battery compartment. That sticker is the fastest way to confirm what you’re dealing with, and it matters because the AXPB and TSS1 have different wiring harnesses that don’t interchange. We’ve had Beverly Hills owners show up with a spare keypad they bought online, and it turns out to be for the wrong series: the connector fits, the programming code is different, and the gate never accepts it. A two-minute look at that label saves you the cost of a part that’ll never talk to your control board.
The intercom side is a different animal. Ghost Controls intercoms are wired into the two-wire loop from your house, and the failure is usually in the exterior call station rather than the indoor handset. If your intercom buzzes but you can’t hear the person outside, the microphone or the speaker on the exterior board has gone. If nothing happens at all when the button is pressed, the problem is often a corroded terminal block at the gate post, which is a repair we do in the driveway without pulling the whole unit. The aftermarket question for Ghost Controls is straightforward: OEM parts carry a parts warranty from the manufacturer, but we’ve seen some aftermarket keypad equivalents fail within a rainy season where the OEM unit held up fine. For a Beverly Hills gate that sees irrigation water and morning marine layer, we default to OEM unless you specifically want the budget route.
Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Is Failing
- The keypad lights up but won’t open the gate. This is usually a programming fault or a corrupted code table. Sometimes it’s a weak battery that still has just enough juice to light the LEDs but not enough to send the signal cleanly. We see this most after a power flicker or a dead battery swap that pulled the save state.
- Some keys work, others don’t. A worn keypad membrane is the cause: the carbon contact under the button wears through. You can’t rehab a membrane; the fix is a new keypad face or a whole new unit depending on the Ghost Controls model.
- The intercom rings inside but the voice is garbled or silent in one direction. That’s either a failing speaker on the exterior board or a corroded microphone. The marine layer and irrigation overspray in Beverly Hills accelerate this more than people expect.
- Water is visible inside the keypad window. The gasket has failed, and once moisture gets into the board you’re on borrowed time. A fogged display is the first hint; a dead keypad is the usual ending.
- You enter the code and there’s a long delay before the gate moves. This often points to a weak transmitter in the keypad. The signal is getting out, but the control board on the operator side has to fight to hear it. Sometimes a new battery clears it. Often it doesn’t.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
In Beverly Hills, a Ghost Controls keypad replacement runs $180 to $320 installed with the part included. A basic AXPB keypad swap sits at the lower end. A TSS1 or an intercom call station with a new board runs toward the top of that range. For an intercom module replacement, budget $225 to $400 installed. The price difference comes from which series you have and whether we’re replacing just the board or the full housing with a new gasket and mounting hardware. You’ll know the exact price before any work starts; there’s no invoice surprise at the door. The market in Beverly Hills runs a little higher than the rest of the county because these are custom gate posts on a lot of properties, and sometimes the existing wiring was never gasketed the way it should have been. We quote it straight, in writing, and the work is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and right now there’s $40 off any repair over $200.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: make sure the keypad battery is fresh (a weak battery is the single most common false alarm we get in Beverly Hills), confirm the wiring at the keypad terminal strip isn’t visibly green or corroded, and verify the gate operator’s power is on. Stop there. The inside of a Ghost Controls keypad and the wiring run back to the control board aren’t a good place for trial-and-error. This is low-voltage wiring, so you’re not dealing with the high-tension side of the gate, but you can still damage the control board by shorting the wrong pair, and a mismatched replacement part will leave you with a dead keypad and a lighter wallet. If the battery and the wiring look fine and the unit still won’t work, call us. We’ll bring the test meter, match your Ghost Controls series from the label, and fix it in the driveway. You don’t need to pull the post cap or un-wire a single terminal. Tell me what it’s doing and I’ll tell you what it needs: no guessing, no runaround.
FAQs
A Ghost Controls keypad in Beverly Hills typically lasts five to eight years before the membrane or the seal gives out, assuming it’s on a post that takes direct sun and some irrigation overspray. We replace units that have failed in as little as three years when they were mounted on an unsealed post, and we’ve opened keypads that worked fine for a decade because the original installer gasketed it properly. If yours has passed the five-year mark and is acting up, a fresh unit is the better value than a patch. Call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll give you the straight answer for your specific series.
Sometimes we can: a corroded terminal strip can be cleaned and resealed, and a bad wire run can be replaced without touching the keypad itself. But if the membrane has worn contacts or the board has water damage, repair isn’t a real option; the part gets replaced. We’ll tell you which one you’re dealing with before any money changes hands. The 90-Day Done Right Promise applies either way, and you’ll get a written price first.
Most Ghost Controls keypad swaps take 45 minutes to an hour on site, including programming your existing access codes into the new unit. An intercom module replacement runs a bit longer, an hour to 90 minutes, because we’re often re-terminating the two-wire loop and testing the call path in both directions. We carry the common Ghost Controls keypad and intercom boards on the truck, so we can usually finish the same day we show up.
We stock Ghost Controls keypads and the common intercom boards on the truck, along with gaskets, terminal strips, and mounting hardware. If your Beverly Hills gate needs something outside the common AXPB and TSS1 range, we can usually have the OEM part in hand within a few days. You don’t need to guess on an online parts listing and risk buying the wrong series; we match the label before anything gets installed.
We Fix Ghost Controls Keypads & Intercoms in Beverly Hills
If your Ghost Controls keypad is dead, soaked, or sending a code the gate won’t hear, call us at (559) 844-6989. You’ll get a live person on the phone, not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates in and around Beverly Hills since 2001, and the name is on the shop and the invoice. We’re certified to service Ghost Controls along with LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, DoorKing, and five other major gate brands, and we keep the repair-first habit: if the keypad can be saved with a new terminal strip and a good gasket, that’s what happens. If it can’t, you get an honest price, a written quote before any work starts, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on the job. No trip charge inside the county. Free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already got. Call us and we’ll get the gate talking again.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner, Gatewood Fence & Gate at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Beverly Hills and nearby areas.