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Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair: The McKinney Owner’s Guide

Ghost Controls keypad and intercom repair in McKinney typically runs $185 to $420 installed, depending on whether we’re replacing the keypad assembly, the intercom board, or the wiring between them. We stock Ghost Controls-compatible keypads and intercom modules on our trucks, so most McKinney calls are completed in a single visit. The usual story we hear: the keypad stopped lighting up, the intercom buzzes but no voice comes through, or the gate opens fine from the remote but not from the keypad. One dead part at the entry and suddenly every delivery, every visitor, every family member without a remote is standing at the gate pressing buttons that do nothing.

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Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls builds residential gate openers under three main lines: the DTP series, the TSS series, and the AXP series. The keypads and intercoms look similar across all three, which is exactly where owners get tripped up. A keypad wired for a DTP opener won’t always communicate cleanly with a TSS board, and we’ve replaced enough mismatched keypads in McKinney to know it’s the first thing to check. The simplest identification: open the control box on the opener itself and read the model label, not the sticker on the keypad housing. The keypad’s own label tells you the keypad part number, but the opener’s board is what determines compatibility. We carry OEM Ghost Controls keypads and intercom modules, and we’ll also install quality aftermarket equivalents when the OEM part is backordered – with the same 90-Day Done Right Promise either way. One thing worth knowing: Ghost Controls keypads from before 2018 used a four-wire connection. Newer models use the same four wires but reverse the data line. It’s a small detail that causes a lot of head-scratching. We’ve made that mistake once, years ago, and never again.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad or Intercom Is Failing

• Keypad lights up but the gate doesn’t move. This usually means the keypad is sending a signal the opener board can’t read. Often it’s a corroded connection at the board, not a dead keypad, and it’s a fifteen-minute fix with the right meter.
• Buttons work only when pressed hard or pressed twice. Ghost Controls keypads use a membrane-style contact pad, and after five or six years of Texas sun, that membrane stiffens and the contact points wear. It’s the single most common failure we see in McKinney.
• Intercom buzzes or hums but has no voice. The intercom speaker coil fails quietly, usually after several seasons of heat and humidity. It’s not repairable – the module gets swapped, not rewound.
• Gate opens from the keypad but not from the intercom, or the reverse. This almost always points to the intercom’s relay, not the keypad. One channel works and the other doesn’t because the relay contact has burned or pitted.
• Water inside the keypad housing after rain. The weather seal on Ghost Controls keypads is a rubber gasket that shrinks with age. Once water gets in, corrosion starts on the circuit board and the part is on borrowed time. We see this most often on gates facing west in McKinney, where the afternoon sun bakes the gasket dry.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

A Ghost Controls keypad replacement in McKinney generally runs $185 to $280 installed. A standalone intercom module replacement runs $220 to $340. If both are dead – which happens when a lightning strike or power surge hits the gate line – expect $350 to $420 for the pair. The range comes down to whether we’re using OEM or aftermarket, whether the wiring needs to be pulled and replaced, and whether the board inside the opener needs cleaning or repair while we’re in there. Every quote includes the part, the labor, the wiring check, and the programming – and the price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You won’t see a higher number on the invoice than the one we agreed on. And every Ghost Controls keypad or intercom repair we do is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it acts up again within ninety days, we come back and make it right with no arguments and no fee. That’s simply how Victor Salinas has run this company since 1984.

DIY or Call Us?

There are a couple of things you can safely check before calling. Look at the keypad housing for cracks or water fog. Check that the opener’s control box has power and that no breaker has tripped. Confirm that the gate opener works from a remote or the push-button, which tells you the opener itself is fine and the fault is in the keypad or intercom wiring. Beyond that, we strongly suggest stopping. The keypad and intercom tie into the opener’s low-voltage control board, and a miswired connection there can damage a board that costs several hundred dollars to replace. Wire it backward, and you’ve turned a keypad repair into an opener repair. The work itself is quick – most keypad or intercom swaps take under an hour – but it has to be the right part, wired the right way, and programmed to the right opener. That’s what we do every day. If you want us to handle it, call (430) 226-4507 and a real person will answer, day or night.

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