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

Ghost Controls keypad and intercom repair in Denton typically runs $165 to $385 installed, depending on whether we’re swapping a keypad, an intercom board, or the wiring between them. We stock Ghost Controls-compatible keypads and intercom parts on the truck, so most repairs happen same-day in one visit. What usually brings the call: the keypad stopped lighting up, the intercom crackles or dies entirely, or the gate works from the remote but not from the keypad at the post.

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Here’s the thing about Ghost Controls gear: the gate opener itself is often fine. What fails is the part sitting out in the Texas weather year-round, baking in the Denton sun and taking every thunderstorm that rolls through. We’ve been working on Ghost Controls systems across Denton since before most national outfits knew the brand existed, and we’ve learned exactly which parts fail first and why.

• Who we are: Gatewood Fence & Gate, locally owned and owner-operated by Hal Gatewood since 2001.
• 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, in writing on every job.
• Live person, 24/7: call (940) 394-8744 and someone local answers, not a voicemail.
• Upfront pricing: the price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, no surprises on the invoice.

Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls has kept their keypad and intercom product line relatively consistent over the years, but there are two generations you need to know about. The older kits, sold before roughly 2018, use a square keypad with a separate intercom handset. The newer lineup, including the AXDP and TSS1 series, uses a slim-profile keypad with the intercom integrated into the same housing. The wiring is different between the two, and that’s where we see a lot of botched installs. Someone grabs a new-version keypad, connects it to old-version wiring, and wonders why nothing talks to the control board.

Ghost Controls also makes a wireless keypad (the AWKP series) that runs on a 9-volt battery. That one has its own failure pattern: the battery terminals corrode after a few Denton summers, and the keypad becomes intermittent. Sometimes it’s just cleaning corrosion off the terminals. Sometimes the keypad itself is done. We’ll tell you which one it is before we touch anything.

When we show up, we verify compatibility by looking at the control board model number and the keypad’s physical dimensions, because Ghost Controls changed the mounting plate size between generations too. If you’re not sure what you have, take a photo of the keypad and the control board label and we’ll match it from that. Gatewood Fence & Gate is an independent service provider, not affiliated with Ghost Controls, but we’ve serviced enough of their systems across Denton to know the parts catalog cold.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair Is Failing

• Keypad won’t light up, but the gate works from the remote. This is usually a keypad power issue, often a failed wire connection at the control board or a bad transformer feeding the keypad. The control board sees the keypad as dead and ignores it.
• Keypad lights up, but the code won’t work. The keypad membrane itself has failed, usually after years of UV exposure. The buttons still click, but the circuit behind them has given up.
• Intercom crackles or has static while speaking. This is almost always moisture in the speaker or microphone housing. Ghost Controls intercoms sit low on the gate post, and Denton humidity gets inside over time.
• Visitor can hear you, but you can’t hear them. The intercom speaker cone has deteriorated, typically from heat cycles. The plastic housing warps slightly and lets water in through the seam.
• Gate opens randomly or won’t close after a visitor uses the intercom. This points to a failing relay on the intercom board or a wiring short between the intercom and the gate opener. Fixing the relay is a ten-minute job. Ignoring it will eventually fry the control board.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Here’s the honest pricing picture for Denton, and these are real numbers we quote every week:

• Ghost Controls keypad replacement: $165 to $245 installed, including the new keypad, mounting hardware, and wiring verification.
• Ghost Controls intercom replacement: $185 to $285 installed, including the new intercom unit and wiring to the control board.
• Combined keypad and intercom swap: $310 to $385 installed, when both have failed and you’d rather do it in one visit.
• Wiring repair only (keypad or intercom works, wiring is bad): $95 to $145, including new wire and connections.
• Diagnostic call (no repair needed or you decline the work): no trip charge inside the county, you just pay the diagnostic time honestly.

What drives the range: which generation of Ghost Controls keypad you have, whether the wiring needs to be replaced or just re-terminated, and how far the keypad is from the control board. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, meaning if the keypad or intercom we installed fails within 90 days, we come back and make it right at no charge. You also get $40 off any repair over $200, so the combined keypad and intercom swap already qualifies. And if you’ve got a written estimate from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it, no strings attached.

DIY or Call Us?

Ghost Controls keypads and intercoms are low-voltage parts, so there’s no high-tension danger here like there is with gate springs. What you can safely check: battery terminals on the wireless keypad, obvious wire breaks at the keypad housing, and whether the breaker feeding the gate opener is on. That’s honest troubleshooting you can do in five minutes with a flashlight.

Where DIY goes wrong: Ghost Controls uses color-coded wiring that doesn’t always match between generations, and a lot of people connect the keypad to the wrong terminals on the control board. That can blow the board, and now you’ve turned a $200 keypad job into a $600 board replacement. The intercom is even touchier, because the polarity of the speaker wires matters, and reversed polarity will destroy a new intercom in about three weeks. If any of this sounds like a project you’d rather have done right the first time, call us at (940) 394-8744 and Hal or one of our guys will be there with the right part on the truck.

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