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Get your free estimateGhost Controls Gate Repair in West Palm Beach, FL | Latch and Post Gate Repair West Palm Beach
We provide independent Gate Repair - West Palm Beach for Ghost Controls openers, from El Cid to the South End. The thing that makes our Ghost Controls work different here is simple: we know this salt air, and we know which components it kills first. Our techs repair Ghost Controls motors, hinges, keypads, and control boards every week, so the fix is usually done in one visit. Call (728) 203-0817 for a free estimate and a written price before we touch anything.
Why West Palm Beach Residents Choose Us for Ghost Controls Service
We’ve rebuilt Ghost Controls gate opener kits across West Palm Beach for years, from the TSS1XP heavy-duty sliding motors on Flagler Drive to the DTP1 dual swing arm systems in the older neighborhoods around CityPlace. Cody Beckman, our owner, grew up taking apart LiftMaster operators at a trade program in Los Angeles, and he’s spent the better part of fifteen years working gate systems across South Florida. His crew knows the Ghost Controls product line inside and out, and we’ve seen which corrosion points and circuit weaknesses fail first in this salt-laden, hurricane-prone climate. When we show up in West Palm Beach, we bring the right parts, the right tools, and a written price before any work starts. Our Ghost Controls sales & service work is repair-first: we replace only the failed component unless the gearbox or motor is already seized beyond economical salvage.
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Common Ghost Controls Gate Repair Problems We Solve in West Palm Beach
- Salt-spray corrosion on control board terminals and limit switch contacts. Along Flagler Drive and the waterfront blocks of El Cid, the intracoastal breeze pushes fine salt mist into the control box. Ghost Controls relay contacts and limit switch terminals green over and the opener goes intermittent, then dead. We clean and replace terminals, install sealed switches, and often add dielectric grease to slow the next round.
- UV-brittled plastic gear housings and wiring insulation. West Palm Beach sun is relentless. After several seasons, the plastic housing on Ghost Controls swing arm gears gets brittle and cracks, and the wiring jacket flakes off. We replace the housing, re-sheathe the wiring, and recommend shaded enclosures where the gate faces full afternoon exposure.
- Wind-load stress on swing-arm pivot and hinge brackets. In neighborhoods like Prospect Park and the South End, hurricane-force gusts hammer a double driveway gate sideways. The Ghost Controls swing arm pivot develops slop, the bracket bolts loosen, and the gate grinds during operation. We re-align, shim, and torque everything back to spec, and we add rubber isolation washers where the motor bracket meets the post.
- Power surge damage to the transformer and relay board. Afternoon lightning storms across Palm Beach County send surges through gate circuits all summer. A Ghost Controls opener that worked fine in the morning will be stone dead by dinner. We replace the transformer, test the relay board, and recommend a surge protector sized for the opener’s load.
- Keypad and receiver issues, especially the R20 remote and keypad system. The Ghost Controls R20 keypad is common on West Palm Beach gates, and it fails in specific ways: corrosion on the keypad contacts from humidity, or the receiver board losing its rolling code sync after a power blink. We reprofile, re-sync, or replace the unit, and we test it at the gate and from the driveway.
Ghost Controls Service in West Palm Beach: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
West Palm Beach is one of the few cities in Palm Beach County where you’ll find 1920s Mediterranean Revival estate gates in El Cid and Flamingo Park that were originally hand-forged wrought iron, then retrofitted with Ghost Controls openers decades later. That matters because those original hinge posts are not standard. They’re thicker, often slightly out of square, and threaded for old-style iron hinges, not modern Ghost Controls mounting brackets. Our techs have to shim and thread those older, non-standard hinge posts to accept a Ghost Controls DTP1 swing arm without welding new brackets onto the gate. It’s a job not required in the uniform stucco subdivisions of neighboring Lake Worth, and it’s one of the reasons we keep shim stock, longer bolts, and thread taps on every truck that runs West Palm Beach calls. Get it wrong and the operator binds, the motor overheats, and the gate dies again in six months. Get it right and a hundred-year-old gate cycles like it was installed yesterday.
Ghost Controls Models & Products We Service in West Palm Beach
We service the full Ghost Controls residential lineup: the TSS1 and TSS1XP heavy-duty automatic gate openers for sliding gates, the DTP1 dual swing gate opener for double driveway gates, and the R20 remote control and keypad system. For parts we prefer genuine Ghost Controls OEM boards, gears, and remotes to preserve the system’s original timing and safety logic. But we’ll install a proven aftermarket limit switch or capacitor when corrosion has made the OEM part a repeat failure point on a West Palm Beach gate that faces the intracoastal. We stock the common failure parts locally: control boards, limit switches, transformers, remotes, and keypad batteries, so most Ghost Controls repairs in West Palm Beach happen in one visit.
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Most Ghost Controls repairs in West Palm Beach fall into predictable ranges. A control board replacement typically runs $240 to $480 depending on the model, and a limit switch replacement is usually $120 to $220. Keypad and remote replacement or re-sync work runs $95 to $180. If the gearbox or motor is seized, a full swing arm or slide motor replacement can run $650 to $1,400, parts and labor included. What drives the cost: the specific Ghost Controls model, whether we’re using OEM or aftermarket parts, and how much corrosion and wind damage we’re correcting at the same time. Every estimate is free, and the price you see in writing is the price you pay. Call (728) 203-0817 for an exact quote on your Ghost Controls opener in West Palm Beach.
Serving West Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Palm Beach area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Ghost Controls Gate Repair in West Palm Beach
Lightning strikes near your neighborhood send a voltage spike through the power line into the opener’s transformer and relay board. Ghost Controls openers have a small transformer that dies fast when hit with a surge. We replace the transformer, test the relay board, and install a surge protector so the next storm doesn’t finish the job. Call (728) 203-0817 and we’ll diagnose it on site.
Yes. We shim and thread the original hinge posts to accept modern Ghost Controls mounting brackets. No welding, no cutting, no damage to the historic iron. We’ve done it on gates in El Cid and Flamingo Park where the posts are original to the home. The gate keeps its old look and gets a new opener that actually works.
The keypad and the phone app use different receivers. If the keypad works but the app doesn’t, the issue is almost always the Ghost Controls Wi-Fi or Bluetooth module losing its pairing, or the app’s rolling code falling out of sync after a power blink. We re-pair the module, update the code, and test it from the street and from the house. If the module is dead from a surge, we replace it with an OEM unit.
Twice a year, and once more after any hurricane warning or extended salt spray event. Limit switches on a Ghost Controls TSS1XP sliding gate corrode faster here than inland because of the humidity and salt. A stuck limit switch means the gate slams at the end of travel or stops mid-track. We check switch contacts, clean the terminals, and replace the seal if it’s cracked.
They are, but only if the install accounts for the salt and wind. The DTP1 dual swing gate opener has the torque for a heavy double gate on Flagler Drive, but the swing arm pivots and hinge brackets need rubber isolation washers and regular re-torquing. Without that, the gate grinds and the board fails early. We set them up for salt exposure from day one, and we check them every time we’re out. Call (728) 203-0817 for service or a West Palm Beach Gate Installation quote – estimates are free.
Service Areas Near West Palm Beach
We run Ghost Controls service calls throughout central Palm Beach County. That includes West Palm Beach proper, West Palm Beach service area neighborhoods like El Cid and Flamingo Park, and nearby communities. We also serve Ghost Controls service in Palm Springs, Ghost Controls service in Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach, and North Palm Beach.
Book Your Ghost Controls Service in West Palm Beach Today
Call (728) 203-0817 and tell us what your Ghost Controls gate is doing, or what it stopped doing. We’ll give you a free estimate, a written price, and a time that works. Same-day service is available for most West Palm Beach repairs.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch and Post Gate Repair West Palm Beach.