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FAAC Electric Gate Repair in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know First

FAAC electric gate repair in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $180 to $380 for most control board, sensor, and limit switch work, and $650 to $1,200 when a swing-gate actuator or full operator replacement is involved. As an independent FAAC service provider, we repair every FAAC swing and slide gate system in the Fort Lauderdale area, usually within one to two business days for non-emergency calls and faster for a gate stuck open or closed. You’ll get a written price before we touch a single bolt, and the repair carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

Call (754) 354-7351

This page is for Fort Lauderdale homeowners and property managers who own a FAAC gate operator and want straight answers on what fails, what it costs, and who can fix it without the runaround. Call (754) 354-7351 and a live person answers. That’s Dean Prescott’s crew, and we work on FAAC openers every week.

How FAAC Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

• FAAC 400 Series swing actuators: hydraulic fluid loss at the piston seal. The 400 Series actuator is a hydraulic arm, not a screw-drive, and a slow gate that gets slower over a few months usually means the internal seal has started weeping fluid. We see this on Fort Lauderdale properties where the gate faces afternoon sun and the seal hardens faster. The fix is a seal kit and fresh FAAC-spec hydraulic oil, not a whole new actuator, which saves most owners several hundred dollars.
• FAAC E024U control board: no response after a storm or power flicker. South Florida lightning and voltage spikes kill control boards, and the E024U is more sensitive than most because it packs the controller and receiver on one board. If the gate won’t respond to the remote but the fuses test fine, the board usually needs replacement rather than repair. We stock E024U boards and install them with a surge suppressor on the incoming power so the next storm doesn’t do the same thing.
• FAAC S700H slide gate operator: limit switch drift from rail wear. The S700H uses magnetic limit switches, and when the steel rail develops wear or the magnets get covered in South Florida grit, the gate starts stopping short of full open or over-traveling past the closed stop. We clean or replace the limit sensors and re-set the travel limits, then check the rail for flat spots that would cause the same drift in six months.
• FAAC 844 ER photobeams: false “obstruction” trips from salt and condensation. FAAC safety sensors on gates near the Intracoastal or the beach collect salt film and condensation that tricks the beam into thinking something’s in the gate path. The gate refuses to close or jerks and reverses. We clean the lenses, replace gaskets that have gone brittle, and if the beam housings are cracked from UV exposure, we swap them for sealed replacements. This one is a Fort Lauderdale climate problem as much as a FAAC problem.
• FAAC remote receivers losing board memory: “the remote works until the power resets.” Some older FAAC RP and RC receivers lose their stored remote codes when AC power drops. The remote still transmits, but the board forgot it was ever paired. We replace the onboard memory battery or swap the receiver module, reprogram the remotes, and test the full cycle twice before leaving. You shouldn’t have to re-pair a gate remote every time FPL blinks.

Our FAAC Electric Gate Repair Process

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   You call, a person answers. We ask what the gate is doing or not doing, what FAAC model is on the property if you know it, and whether the gate is stuck open, stuck closed, or partially open. Stuck open gets same-day priority in Fort Lauderdale because a gate that won’t close isn’t doing its job.
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   Tech arrives in the window we gave. Uniformed, background-checked, and driving a stocked service truck. We bring common FAAC parts with us: control boards, photocells, keypads, remote receivers, and hydraulic fluid for the 400 Series arms.
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   We diagnose before we quote. We test the incoming voltage, check the board for fault codes, manually release the actuator or operator, and listen to how the motor behaves under load. Then we show you what we found and what the fix should be.
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   Written price, then work begins. You get the parts and labor number on paper before we turn a wrench. If we find something deeper mid-repair, we stop and call you with an updated number before proceeding. No surprise invoice at the end.
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   Repair, full-cycle test, and cleanup. We run the gate through ten full open-close cycles, test every remote and keypad we can find, and reset the closing force so it meets safety standards without slamming. Then we sweep the pad and leave the site tidy.
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   The 365-Day Done Right Promise goes in writing. Every repair invoice carries our guarantee. If the same repair fails within 365 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s not a verbal promise; it’s printed on the invoice.

What FAAC Electric Gate Repair Costs in Fort Lauderdale

Here are the ranges we quote most often for FAAC work in Fort Lauderdale:

• Service call and diagnostic visit: $79 to $129, waived if you approve the repair.
• Photobeam replacement (pair of FAAC 844 ER sensors): $180 to $260 parts and labor.
• Control board replacement (E024U or similar): $280 to $420 depending on the board revision and whether a surge suppressor is added.
• Swing actuator seal kit and hydraulic fluid service: $220 to $340.
• Full actuator replacement (FAAC 412 or 415): $650 to $1,100 including labor and travel limits set.
• Slide gate operator replacement (S700H-class): $900 to $1,400 depending on gate weight and rail condition.

What moves the price is parts availability that day, the gate’s weight and duty cycle, and whether the existing wiring and safety devices can be reused safely. We always quote the job before work starts. Call (754) 354-7351 for an exact number on your FAAC system; estimates are free.

Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Call Portcullis Gate Repair Fort Lauderdale for FAAC Work

We’ve been at this since 2008, and Fort Lauderdale gate owners have learned the hard way what matters: a company that shows up, a price that doesn’t change at the door, and a repair that still works six months later. Every job follows The Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave you, leave the place cleaner than we found it, put the guarantee in writing, and come back if it fails. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise does exactly that, and the second visit is free if the repair fails inside the year.

We’re also a multi-brand shop. If your FAAC opener is beyond sensible repair, we can quote you a replacement from LiftMaster, DoorKing, BFT, or Linear, and we service Mighty Mule and Ghost Controls systems too. That means the technician who shows up already understands your FAAC system and can give you an honest repair-versus-replace answer without pushing you toward one brand. A written price first, then the work, that’s how we do it.

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