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FAAC Gate Motor Replacement: The Katy Owner’s Guide

FAAC gate motor replacement in Katy runs $950 to $2,300 installed, depending on which FAAC series you have and whether the arm bracket survived. We stock FAAC-compatible motors and carry the common 24V board, capacitor, and limit-switch components on the truck, so a same-day swap is usually possible when the operator is identified. Most Katy homeowners discover the failure the same way: the gate stops mid-travel with a hum, or the motor runs but the gate doesn’t move. The motor itself rarely dies all at once. It’s almost always the capacitor first, then the limit switch, and by the time the motor windings go, the operator has been warning you for weeks.

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Which FAAC Models This Applies To

We service the full FAAC swing-gate and slide-gate line found in Katy residential installs: the 400, 402, 412, 415, 760, 770, and the newer S418 and S450H models. The most telling number is on the aluminum housing under the top cover, stamped next to the wiring diagram. Match that number before you buy anything. A 412 motor will not bolt into a 402 housing even though they look nearly identical from a driveway. Budget six to ten business days for a factory motor if we don’t have your exact model in the van, which is why we photograph the label first and confirm compatibility before ordering. FAAC OEM parts are not inexpensive, but they hold up in the Katy heat and humidity far better than generic knockoffs. On newer systems we’ll often quote an OEM motor with quality aftermarket capacitors, which fail most frequently anyway. Vance Gate Repair Katy is an independent service provider; we’re not affiliated with or endorsed by FAAC, but we’ve worked on their operators since the early 2000s and carry the compatibility charts.

Signs Your FAAC Gate Motor Replacement Is Failing

• Humming with no movement. The capacitor has lost its charge. It’s the most common FAAC failure in Katy’s summer heat, and a $30 part often saves the $1,200 motor.
• Gate opens halfway and stops, or reverses for no reason. The limit switch contacts are worn or misaligned. We’ve seen FAAC limit cams knocked loose by wind gusts, which is common in the open lots along the Grand Parkway corridor.
• Gate moves slower than it did last year. The motor arm or gearbox oil is breaking down. Texas heat accelerates oil degradation. A motor swap is often paired with a gearbox service to avoid replacing one and watching the other fail.
• Burning smell near the operator housing. That’s the motor windings or the board relay overheating. Stop using the gate and kill the breaker before you call.
• The gate jerks during travel. This is usually the arm bracket or the pivot bearing, not the motor itself. But a jerking gate accelerates motor wear, so we address the mechanical side before we swap the motor or it’ll happen again.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Here’s how pricing lands for FAAC motor replacement in Katy based on what we actually install:

• FAAC 400/402/412/415 motor replacement (parts + labor): $950 - $1,450
• FAAC 760/770 commercial-duty motor replacement: $1,400 - $1,950
• FAAC S418/S450H motor with new control board: $1,750 - $2,300
• Capacitor replacement alone (not a full motor): $85 - $145
• Limit switch replacement alone: $165 - $285

The spread comes from gearbox condition, bracket condition, and whether the board survived. You get the written price before we start, and you get the photo record when we leave. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the motor installation and the wiring work for a full year. If the arm bracket is cracked or the base plate is rusted, we’ll flag it in writing and quote it separately.

DIY or Call Us?

Checking the breaker and looking for an obvious obstruction is safe and worth doing. Anything past that with a FAAC operator is where DIY goes wrong. The capacitor holds a charge even with the breaker off, and the high-torque motor arms on slide operators can move suddenly when a limit switch is jumped. The wiring on FAAC boards is 24V DC logic, not line voltage, but one crossed wire fries the control board and turns a $285 repair into a $1,800 board-plus-motor job. We’ve been called out to more than one Katy home where the gate was wired back exactly backward and the owner learned it by watching the operator throw sparks. If that hum sounds like a refrigerator running under the cover, call us at (346) 818-3319. We’ll name what’s failed, quote it in writing, and leave the photo log when we’re done.

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