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FAAC Keypad & Intercom Repair: The Burleson Owner’s Guide

We stock and install FAAC-compatible keypad and intercom repair parts for Burleson homeowners, with most repairs completed in a single visit. Installed repair pricing in this area typically runs $185 to $420 depending on whether you need a new keypad face, a replacement intercom board, or both. Most owners discover the failure the same way: the keypad beeps but the gate won’t move, or the intercom rings inside the house but you can’t hear anyone at the gate.

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The most common call we get in Burleson starts with “the keypad lights up but nothing happens.” That’s usually a signaling problem between the keypad and the FAAC control board, not a dead keypad. It’s a fixable problem, and in most cases we carry the part on the truck. If you’re dealing with a FAAC keypad or intercom that has quit or is acting intermittently, we can usually get it sorted the same day.

Which FAAC Models This Applies To

FAAC has been making gate automation for decades, and their keypads and intercoms have gone through several design generations. We service the full range: the older 400 and 402 series, the 412 and 415 operator panels, the DSK series digital keypads, and the XKP and DKS wired keypads paired with E024U and S418 control boards. If you’ve got a C850 or C721 operator with an integrated keypad, we handle those too.

A fast way to identify what you have: look at the back of the keypad housing or the side of the intercom module. There’s usually a small white or silver tag with a model code like “XKP-100W” or “DSK-01.” That tag tells us compatibility, wiring format, and whether we’re dealing with a 12V or 24V system. If the tag has sun-faded away, which is common on west-facing Burleson gates after a few Texas summers, we can still identify the unit by connector type and wire count.

On the OEM versus aftermarket question: FAAC-branded keypads are solid, but we’ve installed quality aftermarket equivalents from DoorKing and Linear that plug into FAAC systems without issue when paired correctly. Our position is simple: we’ll quote both options, recommend what we’d put on our own gate, and you decide. One compatibility gotcha worth knowing: FAAC intercoms that use a two-wire audio path won’t work with third-party intercom stations built for four-wire systems. If a previous owner or handyman already swapped in the wrong part, that’s often why the intercom rings but no audio passes through.

Signs Your FAAC Keypad & Intercom Repair Is Failing

• Keypad lights up but gate doesn’t respond. The buttons register, but the signal isn’t reaching the control board. This is usually a corroded wire terminal, a failing relay on the keypad PCB, or a bad connection at the operator junction box.
• Some numbers work, others don’t. The membrane or dome switches under individual keys wear out at different rates. The most-used digits, often “1” and “9,” die first. That’s a worn keypad face, not a programming issue.
• Intercom rings inside but you can’t hear anyone at the gate. This points to a failed microphone or speaker in the gate station, or a break in one leg of the two-wire audio run. After a hard freeze or heavy rain in Burleson, we see this pattern a lot.
• Buzzing or static on the intercom. A bad ground at the gate or a failing capacitor in the audio module. We’ve seen cases where the static was bad enough that homeowners assumed the entire system was shot, when the fix was a single component on the intercom board.
• Keypad works intermittently, worse after rain or in high heat. The housing has a hairline crack or the gasket has gone hard. Moisture gets in and causes a short. On a July afternoon in Burleson, internal temps inside that housing can hit 140 degrees, which speeds up the failure.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For keypad work in Burleson, you’re looking at $185 to $340 installed, depending on whether we’re replacing a keypad face or the whole keypad assembly including wiring and connections. Intercom repairs run $220 to $420 when the audio module or gate station needs replacing. If both keypad and intercom failed together, which happens after a lightning strike or a serious power surge, we quote the combined job and bundle the labor.

Here’s the cost breakdown for a typical keypad swap:

• Keypad or intercom part: $90 to $240, OEM or quality aftermarket, your choice
• Labor and wiring check: $95 to $180, including programming and testing all access codes
• Total typical installed range: $185 to $420

Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You’ll know the number on the invoice before we touch a screwdriver. Every repair carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the part or our work fails within 90 days, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

DIY or Call Us?

A keypad or intercom on a gate opener is low-voltage work, so there’s no risk of a dangerous shock, but the diagnostics aren’t forgiving. The reason most DIY attempts on FAAC keypads end with a service call is that the obvious fix, replacing the keypad, often isn’t the actual problem. The fault is frequently in the wiring, a junction box, or the control board, and replacing a good keypad just adds cost without fixing the gate.

Things you can safely check yourself: make sure the keypad isn’t cracked and full of water, confirm the gate operator itself has power, and verify the keypad hasn’t simply lost its programming after a power outage. If those checks don’t turn anything up, that’s the point where experience matters. We’ve spent decades working on FAAC systems in Burleson and the surrounding area, and we can usually trace the real problem in under an hour. Call (469) 564-8046 and tell us what the keypad is doing. We’ll tell you whether it’s worth a service visit or whether it’s something simple you can handle yourself. Either way, the diagnosis call costs you nothing.

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Call Ironworks Gate Co. for FAAC Keypad & Intercom Repair in Burleson

If your FAAC keypad or intercom is acting up, don’t wait until it fails completely and locks you out. Call (469) 564-8046 and a live person will answer, day or night. We’ll give you a straight answer about what it will take to fix it, an upfront price, and a written 90-Day Done Right Promise on the work. Serving Burleson homeowners for over 42 years, and we plan to be here for the next forty.

Written by Victor Salinas, Owner, Ironworks Gate Co. at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Burleson and nearby areas.