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Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair: The Roswell Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Ghost Controls-compatible keypad and intercom repair in Roswell, with most jobs running $220-$480 installed depending on whether we’re replacing a standalone keypad, an intercom module, or both on a dual-access system. Same-day service is available when we confirm the part match by phone, which we prefer to do before dispatching so the technician arrives with the right component already in the van. Most Roswell homeowners discover the failure when the keypad stops accepting codes on humid mornings after a rain, or when visitors press the intercom button and hear nothing back at the house.

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Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls builds keypad and intercom accessories across three main series: the AXWK premium wireless keypad, the DK series wired keypads, and the GSM-intercom modules that pair with their TSS, TDS, and APT series swing and slide-gate operators. The compatibility gotcha is the frequency pairing: AXWK units run 433 MHz and will not handshake with older 315 MHz receiver boards, a mismatch we see a few times a year in Roswell when a homeowner buys a keypad online without checking the operator manufacture date.

To identify what you have, check the label inside the keypad battery compartment or on the back of the intercom base unit for a part number starting with AXWK, DK, or GSM. If the label is sun-faded, measure the mounting footprint: AXWK keypads use a 3.5-inch square base, while DK wired units mount on a 4.25-inch plate. For intercoms, the GSM module is roughly the size of a deck of cards and installs inside the operator housing, not at the keypad location.

We carry both OEM Ghost Controls parts and a quality aftermarket equivalent from Linear that matches the 433 MHz pairing and carries the same IP65 weather rating. The OEM part runs slightly higher; the aftermarket unit saves roughly $40 and performs identically in Roswell’s climate. We do not steer toward replacement of the entire operator when only the access component has failed.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair Is Failing

• Keypad accepts codes intermittently, especially before noon. This is almost always moisture intrusion past the gasket seal. Roswell’s spring humidity and summer thunderstorms find their way into battery compartments and corrode the contact traces. We see this most often on AXWK units mounted without the lower drainage hole clear.
• Backlight works, but no tone or gate movement after code entry. The keypad’s local processor is alive, but the RF transmitter or the receiver board in the operator has drifted out of frequency tolerance. Heat cycling in Georgia summers accelerates crystal oscillator drift; the part isn’t dead, but it’s no longer talking.
• Intercom button presses produce static or one-way audio only. The GSM module’s audio amplifier stage fails before the cellular radio does. We can test this in about thirty seconds by calling the module’s number directly; if the call connects but voice doesn’t pass both ways, the module needs replacement.
• Keypad displays “LO” or goes dark within weeks of fresh batteries. Either the backlight timer is stuck on due to firmware corruption, or there’s a parasitic drain from corrosion on the PCB. Battery life in normal Roswell conditions should be 12-18 months for an AXWK on alkaline cells.
• Gate opens randomly without code entry. This is the most serious symptom: a failing receiver board may trigger on RF noise, or a neighbor’s new garage door opener is broadcasting on a harmonically close frequency. We bring a spectrum analyzer to distinguish true part failure from interference.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

The range depends on three factors: whether we need to run new low-voltage cable to the keypad location, whether the existing mounting surface is masonry or wood, and whether the operator’s receiver board also needs replacement. Every price is written and handed to you before any work starts, under Haven Standard Clause 1. The part, labor, travel, and one year of coverage under our 365-Day Done Right Promise are included. If we install an aftermarket keypad and you later want the OEM version, we’ll swap it at our cost within that window.

DIY or Call Us?

There is one safe check a homeowner can make: open the keypad, remove the batteries, and look for green or white corrosion on the spring contacts. If you see it, clean with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab, let it dry completely, and reinstall fresh alkalines. If the symptom persists, the corrosion has reached the circuit board and the part is done.

Everything else requires care. The keypad location may be fed by 120 VAC stepped down to 16 VAC through a transformer in the operator housing. Working inside that housing with power present risks shock and can corrupt the operator’s limit settings if you bump the wrong terminal. The GSM intercom module pairs to a cellular account that must be transferred or reprovisioned; without the original purchase documentation, you can lock yourself out of the number entirely. We carry the test equipment to verify RF output, current draw, and frequency accuracy. Call (706) 928-9815 and we’ll walk through what you’re seeing before we schedule anything.

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