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Whenever you use an ohmmeter, you must first ensure that the device you want to test is disconnected from the supply. So the fact that your heater is rated at 240 V is irrelevant to this question. The heater must be disconnected from the supply BEFORE you contemplate measuring its resistance. Which 'ohms setting' to use is then simply determined by whichever setting gives you the best reading. For an analogue ohmmeter, this is whichever setting results in the pointer being towards the lower-resistance end of the scale.

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