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Ghost Controls Access Control Installation: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

Ghost Controls access control installation in West Palm Beach typically runs $290 – $640 installed, depending on the keypad, receiver, or entry system you’re integrating and whether new wiring or a power run is required. We stock Ghost Controls-compatible access control parts on our trucks and can usually have a technician at your property within 24 hours. Most owners discover the problem the moment the gate won’t open from the keypad, a remote stops signaling, or the intercom goes silent – and that’s usually when they start searching for someone who actually knows this brand.

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Here’s the thing about Ghost Controls access systems: the motor may be fine while the access control side fails. You’ll sit at the street, punch in your code, and nothing happens. Or the gate opens for one remote but not the other. Lonnie Burke and our crew have fixed enough of these in West Palm Beach to know that chasing the wrong component wastes your afternoon and your money. Figure out what broke first. Everything else follows from that.

Key Takeaways:

• Installed access control replacement or installation in West Palm Beach: $290 – $640 typical range
• We stock Ghost Controls keypads, receivers, and control boards locally
• Written price before any work starts – the number never moves at the door
• 365-Day Done Right Promise on every access control installation
• Call (728) 203-2413 – a live person answers, 24/7

Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls builds two main gate operator lines: the AXDP (dual swing) and AXS (single swing) series, plus a line of slide gate operators. The access control components – keypads, receivers, vehicle sensors, and the control board itself – are designed to work across most of their current lineup, but there’s a compatibility gotcha you should know before ordering parts on your own.

Older Ghost Controls systems used a 10-pin receiver port. Newer control boards moved to a 5-pin configuration with different voltage tolerances. Plugging a newer keypad into an older board, or the reverse, can short the receiver circuit. We’ve seen it in the Northwood Hills neighborhood more than once – someone buys a keypad online, wires it up, and now the whole board is dead. The fix costs more than matching the part correctly would have in the first place.

For OEM versus aftermarket: Ghost Controls OEM keypads and receivers hold up well in Florida humidity, but the aftermarket universal receivers sold at big-box stores are a gamble. Some work fine for six months. Others corrode internally after one summer of afternoon thunderstorms. We stock OEM Ghost Controls parts plus proven third-party components that we’ve tested in West Palm Beach conditions. If you’re not sure which series you have, open the control box and look for the model sticker on the board – it’ll read AXDP, AXS, or SL with a number after it.

We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Ghost Controls. That means we diagnose honestly – we’re not obligated to sell you a whole new system when a $60 receiver board fixes the problem.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Access Control Installation Is Failing

• Keypad accepts the code but the gate doesn’t move. This usually points to a failed relay on the control board or a broken wire between the keypad and the operator. The keypad can beep and light up while the actual open command never reaches the motor.
• One remote works, the other doesn’t. Ghost Controls remotes are programmed to the receiver individually. If one dies, it’s often the remote’s internal battery or a solder joint that cracked from heat cycling inside a car parked in the Florida sun.
• Gate opens randomly without anyone pressing anything. We see this in West Palm Beach neighborhoods where older vehicle sensor loops are buried near the driveway. Humidity and soil shifts can cause false triggers, or a neighbor’s remote on a similar frequency can bleed through if the receiver is set to a common channel.
• Intercom or phone-based access stopped working. If your system uses a telephone entry unit wired to the Ghost Controls board, the failure is often in the entry unit’s relay or the low-voltage line running to the gate. Salt air near the coast accelerates corrosion on these connections.
• The gate opens but won’t close automatically. This is frequently a limit switch issue or a photo eye misalignment, not an access control failure at all. The open command works, but the safety circuit won’t allow the close cycle. We check the access components first, then work through the safety inputs.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In West Palm Beach, a Ghost Controls access control installation or replacement typically falls between $290 and $640 installed. Here’s the breakdown:

• Keypad replacement (Ghost Controls OEM or equivalent): $180 – $320 installed
• Receiver board replacement: $140 – $260 installed
• Full access control integration (keypad, receiver, wiring): $380 – $640 installed
• Diagnostic service call (if you’re not sure what failed): Applied toward repair if you proceed

The range depends on what you’re replacing: a simple keypad swap on a single gate is on the lower end, while a full access package with new wiring, a power run, and integration with an existing intercom lands higher. Every quote includes parts, labor, and cleanup. The price is written down before we touch the gate – you’ll know the number before the work starts, and it doesn’t change at the door.

Every access control installation is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the repair fails inside a year, we come back and fix it free. That’s in writing, not a handshake.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s a safe middle ground here. You can check the obvious stuff: keypad batteries, remote batteries, whether the breaker feeding the gate is tripped, and whether any visible wires are chewed or corroded. If the keypad lights up but the gate won’t move, you’ve ruled out the easy fixes.

What you shouldn’t do is open the control board and start swapping wires. Ghost Controls boards run low-voltage on the access side, but the motor side carries full line voltage. A wrong connection can fry the board, trip your breaker, or give you a shock. If you’ve already got the gate open and the keypad apart, give us a call at (728) 203-2413. We’ll tell you on the phone whether it’s something safe to finish or whether a technician needs to take over.

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