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Get your free estimateFAAC Gate Motor Replacement: The Long Beach Owner’s Guide
We stock and install FAAC-compatible gate motor replacements across Long Beach, with most single swing-gate motor swaps running between $850 and $1,400 installed, including the motor, mounting hardware adjustments, and a written guarantee. Most Long Beach homeowners find out their FAAC motor has failed when the gate stops mid-swing, makes a grinding noise, or refuses to respond to the remote after years of faithful service. We keep a running inventory of FAAC swing and slide motor assemblies on our trucks, and we can typically complete the swap the same day we’re on site.
Which FAAC Models This Applies To
We replace motors across the FAAC lineup most common in Long Beach residential properties: the 400 Series swing operators (402, 412, 415), the 390 and 391 slide operators, and the S418 and S450 swing units still turning up in older Bixby Knolls driveways. If your motor housing has a metal ID plate, read it before you call us. The model number is stamped there, and it tells us everything about mounting bolt spacing, capacitor values, and gear ratio. The 412 and 415, for example, look nearly identical at first glance, but the 415 has a different gear reduction and motor winding optimized for heavier, longer gates. Putting a 412 motor into a 415 housing mounts fine, but it’ll burn out early trying to swing a gate it was never sized for.
On the OEM versus aftermarket question, here’s the straight version. FAAC OEM motors are reliable, but they’re priced like import parts with a long supply chain. Quality aftermarket equivalents from brands like Nice and BFT often use the same motor housings and mounting patterns, and on older FAAC units where OEM stock has dried up, a good aftermarket motor is the honest fix. We’ll quote both options when both are genuinely available. We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with FAAC, which means our recommendation is based on what holds up, not what a manufacturer wants us to push.
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Signs Your FAAC Gate Motor Replacement Is Failing
- The gate groans or grinds mid-swing, but still moves. That’s almost always the internal gear set wearing down. FAAC uses a metal worm gear inside the motor housing, and once the teeth start to round off, the motor works harder, draws more current, and eventually trips the breaker or burns the winding.
- The gate moves a foot, then stops and reverses. This is classic capacitor failure. FAAC motors use a start capacitor to get the rotor moving, and in Long Beach heat, capacitors dry out faster than they do in cooler climates. The motor itself may still be fine, but the cap is the weak link.
- The remote works, you hear a click, but nothing moves. The motor winding is dead or the thermal overload has tripped permanently. If you can push the gate manually but the motor won’t budge under power, it’s internal.
- The gate creeps open on its own or won’t hold position. That points to a worn gear train or a failed limit switch inside the motor housing. Either way, the motor assembly is no longer holding the gate where it should.
- Your FAAC unit is 12-plus years old and the board was already replaced once. These motors are built to last, but salt air near the Long Beach coastline accelerates corrosion on the motor shaft and bearing surfaces. If the board went and now the motor’s acting up, the smart money is on replacing the whole drive train before you chase problems season after season.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
In Long Beach, expect to pay between $850 and $1,400 for a FAAC motor replacement on a typical residential swing gate. Slide gate motors run slightly higher, usually $950 to $1,600, because the rack-and-pinion engagement needs to be re-set precisely. The spread comes down to three things: the specific FAAC model you have, whether we’re reusing your existing mounting plate or fabricating fresh brackets, and whether the gate itself needs hinge or wheel adjustment while we’re in there. Every quote is a written price, agreed before any work starts. No line items appear after the fact. The new motor carries a manufacturer warranty, and the labor and setup are covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair isn’t right, we come back and make it right, free of charge.
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Some gate work is safe to check yourself, and we’ll be the first to tell you. You can check the circuit breaker, confirm the manual release lever is fully engaged, and listen for the click when you press the remote. But once you’re inside a FAAC motor housing, you’re dealing with 120-volt wiring, a high-torque gear train, and capacitors that store a charge even after the breaker is off. That’s not a Saturday afternoon project. We’ve seen homeowners in Long Beach spend $300 on a replacement motor they couldn’t mate to their existing gearbox, then call us anyway. If the motor is genuinely dead, call (562) 512-6788 and we’ll give you a straight answer on the phone and a written price before we send anyone out.
FAQs
A properly maintained FAAC motor typically lasts 10 to 14 years in Long Beach, though coastal properties within 2 miles of the water often see faster bearing wear due to salt air. We replace FAAC motors that are 8 years old and motors that are 20 years old, and there’s no strict rule. When the cost of repairing outpaces half the cost of replacing, we tell you that directly.
Call (562) 512-6788 for an honest assessment, and we’ll tell you if your motor has years left in it.
Sometimes, yes. Capacitors, limit switches, and even the start relay can be replaced individually. The gearbox internals and motor windings cannot economically be rebuilt. If your motor is clicking but not moving, that’s often a $60 to $120 capacitor replacement rather than a full motor swap. If it’s grinding or dead, replacement is the honest path.
Call (562) 512-6788 and describe what you’re hearing. Tell me exactly what the gate is doing, or not doing, and I’ll tell you exactly what it needs.
Most single-family swing gate motor replacements take 2 to 3 hours on site. We coordinate the motor, bracket, and capacitor removal, set the new unit, re-time the limit switches, and run a full open-close cycle test before we leave. Slide gate jobs take a little longer, typically 3 to 4 hours, because the rack alignment gets measured and re-set carefully.
We carry FAAC-compatible swing and slide motors for the 400 and 390 series as standard truck stock, so most replacement jobs don’t require a second trip. We also stock replacement parts for LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, and Ghost Controls. If your model is older or unusual, we order it and schedule the install once the part lands, usually within 3 to 5 business days.
What to Expect When You Call Warden Gate Repair Long Beach
When you call (562) 512-6788, a live person answers, 24 hours a day. You’ll get a conversation, not a voicemail. We schedule a visit, send you the name and photo of the technician before he arrives, and he’ll show a photo ID badge at your door. That’s the Threshold Standard, and it’s how we’ve operated since 2008. Cole Rafferty, who leads our Long Beach team, has been working gates since his days turning wrenches across the Eastside. He still writes every quote by hand before it’s typed up, because skipping the details is how gates get misdiagnosed. A warden is trusted to watch over a place and keep it secure. That’s the whole idea behind a gate, and the whole idea behind how we work.
Written by Cole Rafferty, Owner & Lead Technician, Warden Gate Repair Long Beach at Warden Gate Repair Long Beach, serving Long Beach and nearby areas.