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FAAC Gate Repair in Highland Park: What to Know First

Independent FAAC gate repair in Highland Park usually runs $195 to $540 depending on whether we’re replacing a capacitor or rebuilding a hinge post, and most jobs are done same day once we’re at the property. We work on FAAC swing and slide gate operators every week, including the 400, 412, 770, C720, S700, and S800 lines, and we carry the wear parts that fail most often so you’re not waiting on a shipment from Italy. If your gate is making noise, creeping, or refusing to close, call (325) 936-1371 and tell us what it’s doing wrong. This page is for Highland Park homeowners who own a FAAC system and want a straight answer about what broke, what it costs, and who will actually show up to fix it.

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How FAAC Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Capacitor failure on the 400 and 412 swing operators. This is the most common FAAC call we get in Highland Park. The gate hums but won’t move, or it moves halfway and quits. The capacitor gives out from heat cycling in Texas summers, and FAAC’s own literature doesn’t tell you that a failing capacitor often takes the motor windings with it if you keep pressing the remote. We test the cap under load, not just with a meter, before we replace anything.
• Hydraulic pump seal leaks on the S700 and S800 lines. FAAC’s hydraulic operators are smooth when they’re sealed, but once a pump shaft seal starts weeping, the reservoir runs low and the gate loses pressure. Homeowners notice it as a gate that opens fine but struggles to close against the wind. We reseal the pump on site rather than replacing the whole operator, which saves you a few hundred dollars and keeps the original unit in service.
• Limit switch drift on the C720 and S700 series. FAAC uses mechanical limit switches on these models, and Highland Park’s freeze-thaw cycles plus clay soil shifting under the post will knock them out of adjustment. The gate stops three inches short of closed, or it reverses and opens back up for no reason. We reset the limits and check the post isn’t moving before we button it up, because a limit switch that drifts twice is usually a post that’s leaning.
• Worn worm gear on the 770 slide operators. The 770’s worm gear drive is durable but it’s not immortal. When the grease dries out, the gear teeth wear and the gate starts surging or chattering as it travels. We’ve seen Highland Park driveways where the gear was so worn the gate would stall on the uphill side of the track. We replace the gear and repack with the correct grease spec, not whatever’s on the truck.
• Photobeam misalignment from irrigation spray. FAAC’s safety beams are sensitive, and in Highland Park the sprinkler heads that keep the St. Augustine alive also fog the lenses and knock the beams out of line. The gate opens but won’t close without holding the button, and the owner thinks it’s the board. It’s usually the beam, and it’s usually a five-minute fix. We clean, realign, and set the beam height so it doesn’t happen every Tuesday morning.

Our FAAC Gate Repair Process

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   You call, Hal or his crew answers. You describe what the gate is doing. We ask a few questions, give you a straight answer about whether it’s likely a $200 part or a $500 repair, and set a time that works. A live person answers around the clock, not a voicemail.
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   We show up and diagnose. We test the operator, the board’s output voltage, the capacitor, the limits, the beam, and the hinges and post before we quote anything. Find the root cause first, then quote the repair. That’s the order.
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   We quote the price in writing before work starts. You know the number before we turn a wrench. No surprises at the door. The price we quote is the price you pay.
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   We decide parts together: OEM or quality aftermarket. For FAAC boards and hydraulic pumps, we recommend OEM because the tolerances matter. For capacitors, beam lenses, and remote transmitters, there are solid aftermarket options that save you money without sacrificing function. We tell you the difference honestly. If your operator is under FAAC’s warranty, we recommend OEM to keep that warranty intact, and we explain why.
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   We repair on site. This is where the 29 years and the welding background come in. We fix the gate in your driveway. We don’t haul it to a shop, and we don’t replace parts that don’t need replacing. If a bracket cracked, we weld it. If a hinge pin wallowed out, we sleeve it or replace the hinge.
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   We test it and hand you the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. We cycle the gate a dozen times, test the safety reverse, and make sure the limits are set where they belong. Then we hand you a written guarantee: if it’s not done right, we come back and make it right. One call.

What FAAC Gate Repair Costs in Highland Park

Here’s what we charge for the FAAC work we see most in Highland Park:

• Capacitor replacement (400/412 series): $195-$285 including the part and the service call inside the county.
• Limit switch adjustment or replacement: $150-$250. Adjustment alone is usually under $200.
• Hydraulic pump reseal (S700/S800): $385-$540. That’s a full reseal with new fluid, not a patch job.
• Photobeam cleaning, realignment, or replacement: $125-$225.
• Worm gear replacement (770 slide): $350-$480 depending on gear availability and track condition.
• Hinge or post repair with on-site welding: $280-$600 depending on post damage and whether we’re sleeving steel or rebuilding a base.

What moves the price is parts availability, the condition of the post and hinges, and whether we’re repairing a clean failure or undoing someone else’s previous work. You get a free estimate, and we knock $40 off any repair over $200. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll give you a number before we show up.

Why Highland Park Homeowners Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for FAAC Work

Hal Gatewood grew up about a mile from the Katy Trail corridor, and he’s been working on gates in and around Highland Park since 2001. Long enough to have fixed the same driveway gate twice for the same family, which around here means you did something right the first time and they trusted you to come back. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. We’re not a franchise, not a dispatch network, not a guy subcontracting work to whoever answers the phone. We’re owner-operated, published address, license number you can look up. And we carry the knowledge in our heads, not in a manual the person just opened for the first time. We service nine major gate brands including LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, so if your FAAC fails and it turns out the real issue is a LiftMaster keypad interface or a Ghost Controls receiver wired into the system, we know that too. Background-checked, uniformed, and the person who answers the phone is the same person you’ll see at your gate. That’s the oldest accountability there is.

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